diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
index a491220027686..83e54333f03cd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ static int intel_pt_sync(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 		return err;
 
 	decoder->have_last_ip = true;
-	decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_NO_IP;
+	decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC;
 
 	err = intel_pt_walk_psb(decoder);
 	if (err)