1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index d65098c42990..e862e71f4e68 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1657,17 +1657,18 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_sample_event   = process_sample_event,
         .process_comm_event     = event__process_comm,
         .process_lost_event     = process_lost_event,
-        .sample_type_check      = perf_session__has_traces,
 };
 
 static int read_events(void)
 {
-        int err;
+        int err = -EINVAL;
         struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
         if (session == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
+        if (perf_session__has_traces(session, "record -R"))
+                err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
+
         perf_session__delete(session);
         return err;
 }