diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index b923bca939d9..6d6cd8f9133c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ intel_pt_pmu_default_config(struct perf_pmu *intel_pt_pmu)
 
 	attr->config = intel_pt_default_config(intel_pt_pmu);
 
-	intel_pt_pmu->selectable = true;
-
 	return attr;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
index 811e2377d2d5..949b3e2c67bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void perf_pmu__arch_init(struct perf_pmu *pmu __maybe_unused)
 #ifdef HAVE_AUXTRACE_SUPPORT
 	if (!strcmp(pmu->name, INTEL_PT_PMU_NAME)) {
 		pmu->auxtrace = true;
+		pmu->selectable = true;
 		pmu->default_config = intel_pt_pmu_default_config(pmu);
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(pmu->name, INTEL_BTS_PMU_NAME)) {