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 e5eb917773831..881d7c5e5e2a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ static int intel_pt_overflow(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 {
 	intel_pt_log("ERROR: Buffer overflow\n");
 	intel_pt_clear_tx_flags(decoder);
-	decoder->have_tma = false;
 	decoder->cbr = 0;
 	decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt = 0;
 	decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR_RESYNC;