diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 23c8289c2472..db25c77d82f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -2715,6 +2715,15 @@ static void intel_pt_free(struct perf_session *session)
 	free(pt);
 }
 
+static bool intel_pt_evsel_is_auxtrace(struct perf_session *session,
+				       struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct intel_pt *pt = container_of(session->auxtrace, struct intel_pt,
+					   auxtrace);
+
+	return evsel->core.attr.type == pt->pmu_type;
+}
+
 static int intel_pt_process_auxtrace_event(struct perf_session *session,
 					   union perf_event *event,
 					   struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused)
@@ -3310,6 +3319,7 @@ int intel_pt_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
 	pt->auxtrace.flush_events = intel_pt_flush;
 	pt->auxtrace.free_events = intel_pt_free_events;
 	pt->auxtrace.free = intel_pt_free;
+	pt->auxtrace.evsel_is_auxtrace = intel_pt_evsel_is_auxtrace;
 	session->auxtrace = &pt->auxtrace;
 
 	if (dump_trace)