diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 839ef52c1ac22..6ce451293634e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			}
 			evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 			evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
+			evsel->no_aux_samples = true;
 			intel_pt_evsel = evsel;
 			opts->full_auxtrace = true;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a68ac3632ae68..ef802f6d40c17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1014,12 +1014,12 @@ void evsel__config(struct evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 	if (callchain && callchain->enabled && !evsel->no_aux_samples)
 		evsel__config_callchain(evsel, opts, callchain);
 
-	if (opts->sample_intr_regs) {
+	if (opts->sample_intr_regs && !evsel->no_aux_samples) {
 		attr->sample_regs_intr = opts->sample_intr_regs;
 		evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_INTR);
 	}
 
-	if (opts->sample_user_regs) {
+	if (opts->sample_user_regs && !evsel->no_aux_samples) {
 		attr->sample_regs_user |= opts->sample_user_regs;
 		evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
 	}