1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 618d41140abd..6d4a5f6ed75a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ const char *perf_evsel__name(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
         return evsel->name ?: "unknown";
 }
 
-void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_record_opts *opts,
-                        struct perf_evsel *first)
+void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                        struct perf_record_opts *opts)
 {
         struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
         int track = !evsel->idx; /* only the first counter needs these */
@@ -486,10 +486,8 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_record_opts *opts,
         attr->mmap = track;
         attr->comm = track;
 
-        if (perf_target__none(&opts->target) &&
-            (!opts->group || evsel == first)) {
+        if (perf_target__none(&opts->target) && (!evsel->leader))
                 attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
-        }
 }
 
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)