diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 69d2d71e16ee..c40460e936cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -2417,6 +2417,11 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (data->is_pipe && rec->evlist->core.nr_entries == 1)
 		rec->opts.sample_id = true;
 
+	if (rec->timestamp_filename && perf_data__is_pipe(data)) {
+		rec->timestamp_filename = false;
+		pr_warning("WARNING: --timestamp-filename option is not available in pipe mode.\n");
+	}
+
 	evlist__uniquify_name(rec->evlist);
 
 	/* Debug message used by test scripts */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index fc16299c915f..851a9cd32c4a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ int perf_data__switch(struct perf_data *data,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (check_pipe(data))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (perf_data__is_read(data))
 		return -EINVAL;