diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
index f906b793196f..8a33ca4f9e1f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ inherit=0
 # sampling disabled
 sample_freq=0
 sample_period=0
+freq=0
+write_backward=0
+sample_id_all=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 7eb1e9850abf..26bdeecc0452 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -930,8 +930,11 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 	 * than leader in case leader 'leads' the sampling.
 	 */
 	if ((leader != evsel) && leader->sample_read) {
-		attr->sample_freq   = 0;
-		attr->sample_period = 0;
+		attr->freq           = 0;
+		attr->sample_freq    = 0;
+		attr->sample_period  = 0;
+		attr->write_backward = 0;
+		attr->sample_id_all  = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (opts->no_samples)