1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index a85936f09f3e..73b065022e27 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
 static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_sample_event   = process_sample_event,
         .process_comm_event     = event__process_comm,
-        .sample_type_check      = perf_session__has_traces,
 };
 
 static double fragmentation(unsigned long n_req, unsigned long n_alloc)
@@ -492,11 +491,14 @@ static void sort_result(void)
 
 static int __cmd_kmem(void)
 {
-        int err;
+        int err = -EINVAL;
         struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
         if (session == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
+        if (!perf_session__has_traces(session, "kmem record"))
+                goto out_delete;
+
         setup_pager();
         err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
         if (err != 0)