diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 6be3c01ff6f8..ec98e5b4e14e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
*/
if (opts->sample_time &&
(!perf_missing_features.sample_id_all &&
- (!opts->no_inherit || target__has_cpu(&opts->target) || per_cpu)))
+ (!opts->no_inherit || target__has_cpu(&opts->target) || per_cpu ||
+ opts->sample_time_set)))
perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
if (opts->raw_samples && !evsel->no_aux_samples) {