1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 69b1c1185159..7c88a243b5db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -249,8 +249,9 @@ static int process_read_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 static int perf_report__setup_sample_type(struct perf_report *rep)
 {
         struct perf_session *self = rep->session;
+        u64 sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(self->evlist);
 
-        if (!self->fd_pipe && !(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
+        if (!self->fd_pipe && !(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
                 if (sort__has_parent) {
                         ui__error("Selected --sort parent, but no "
                                     "callchain data. Did you call "
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ static int perf_report__setup_sample_type(struct perf_report *rep)
 
         if (sort__branch_mode == 1) {
                 if (!self->fd_pipe &&
-                    !(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)) {
+                    !(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)) {
                         ui__error("Selected -b but no branch data. "
                                   "Did you call perf record without -b?\n");
                         return -1;