diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 4ad5dc649716e..8ef71669e7a0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ static int stats_print(struct report *rep)
 static void tasks_setup(struct report *rep)
 {
 	memset(&rep->tool, 0, sizeof(rep->tool));
+	rep->tool.ordered_events = true;
 	if (rep->mmaps_mode) {
 		rep->tool.mmap = perf_event__process_mmap;
 		rep->tool.mmap2 = perf_event__process_mmap2;