diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 0875f9a26b7e..dcdc0d4e5b62 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 16ee6576e25b83806d26eb771138249fcfb5eddc
+refs/heads/master: 5e1c81d98a5621007824b49dde556fead5ff9c6c
diff --git a/trunk/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/trunk/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index d7a2b4b9801d..f4f427ce4d64 100644
--- a/trunk/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/trunk/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ 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 */
 
+	attr->disabled = 1;
 	attr->sample_id_all = opts->sample_id_all_missing ? 0 : 1;
 	attr->inherit	    = !opts->no_inherit;
 	attr->read_format   = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_record_opts *opts,
 
 	if (perf_target__none(&opts->target) &&
 	    (!opts->group || evsel == first)) {
-		attr->disabled = 1;
 		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
 	}
 }