diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 603964408d2d..42cf01ecdd13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3048,8 +3048,10 @@ intel_vlbr_constraints(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct event_constraint *c = &vlbr_constraint;
 
-	if (unlikely(constraint_match(c, event->hw.config)))
+	if (unlikely(constraint_match(c, event->hw.config))) {
+		event->hw.flags |= c->flags;
 		return c;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }