2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index f74e9560350e..3edfd3483816 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
                 attrs[i].type          = PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
                 attrs[i].config        = err;
                 attrs[i].sample_type   = (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME |
-                                          PERF_SAMPLE_CPU);
+                                          PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD);
                 attrs[i].sample_period = 1;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 1aa721d7c10f..a729945838f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static int add_tracepoint(struct list_head **list, int *idx,
         attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
         attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
         attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
+        attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
         attr.sample_period = 1;
 
         snprintf(name, MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s:%s", sys_name, evt_name);