diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_coresight.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_coresight.sh
index f1bf5621160f..4d4e68577530 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_coresight.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_coresight.sh
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ arm_cs_etm_snapshot_test() {
 
 arm_cs_etm_basic_test() {
 	echo "Recording trace with '$*'"
-	perf record -o ${perfdata} "$@" -- ls > /dev/null 2>&1
+	perf record -o ${perfdata} "$@" -m,8M -- ls > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 	perf_script_branch_samples ls &&
 	perf_report_branch_samples ls &&