diff --git a/tools/xentrace/xentrace.c b/tools/xentrace/xentrace.c
index 17df72fe9d..5e7a0c5207 100644
--- a/tools/xentrace/xentrace.c
+++ b/tools/xentrace/xentrace.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ int monitor_tbufs(int outfd)
             }
 
             mb(); /* read buffer, then update cons. */
-            meta[i]->cons = meta[i]->prod;
+            meta[i]->cons = prod;
         }
 
         nanosleep(&opts.poll_sleep, NULL);