diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 96a3e122655b..b94ae33a343c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1317,8 +1317,6 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec)
 	struct record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	evlist__config(evlist, opts, &callchain_param);
-
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
 try_again:
 		if (evsel__open(pos, pos->core.cpus, pos->core.threads) < 0) {
@@ -2428,6 +2426,8 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	evlist__uniquify_name(rec->evlist);
 
+	evlist__config(rec->evlist, opts, &callchain_param);
+
 	/* Debug message used by test scripts */
 	pr_debug3("perf record opening and mmapping events\n");
 	if (record__open(rec) != 0) {