diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c
index 110b2edf3e6b60916831d15722ef2cb1797a5db2..97696b6e1dd56bf5c45ac73ec4bc56a712318d70 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static int hisi_ptt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			}
 			evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 			evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
+			evsel->needs_auxtrace_mmap = true;
 			hisi_ptt_evsel = evsel;
 			opts->full_auxtrace = true;
 		}