diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index f320adaf1326..8300e8c7aea8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1002,25 +1002,6 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable sampling for all group members other
-	 * than leader in case leader 'leads' the sampling.
-	 */
-	if ((leader != evsel) && leader->sample_read) {
-		attr->freq           = 0;
-		attr->sample_freq    = 0;
-		attr->sample_period  = 0;
-		attr->write_backward = 0;
-
-		/*
-		 * We don't get sample for slave events, we make them
-		 * when delivering group leader sample. Set the slave
-		 * event to follow the master sample_type to ease up
-		 * report.
-		 */
-		attr->sample_type = leader->core.attr.sample_type;
-	}
-
 	if (opts->no_samples)
 		attr->sample_freq = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index 7def66168503..8870ae451cac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -167,6 +167,31 @@ bool perf_can_aux_sample(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void perf_evsel__config_leader_sampling(struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->core.attr;
+	struct evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
+
+	/*
+	 * Disable sampling for all group members other
+	 * than leader in case leader 'leads' the sampling.
+	 */
+	if (leader != evsel && leader->sample_read) {
+		attr->freq           = 0;
+		attr->sample_freq    = 0;
+		attr->sample_period  = 0;
+		attr->write_backward = 0;
+
+		/*
+		 * We don't get sample for slave events, we make them
+		 * when delivering group leader sample. Set the slave
+		 * event to follow the master sample_type to ease up
+		 * report.
+		 */
+		attr->sample_type = leader->core.attr.sample_type;
+	}
+}
+
 void perf_evlist__config(struct evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts,
 			 struct callchain_param *callchain)
 {
@@ -193,6 +218,10 @@ void perf_evlist__config(struct evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts,
 			evsel->core.attr.comm_exec = 1;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure leader sampling here now that the sample type is known */
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel)
+		perf_evsel__config_leader_sampling(evsel);
+
 	if (opts->full_auxtrace) {
 		/*
 		 * Need to be able to synthesize and parse selected events with