diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 1999d6533d12..fbbb0da43abb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 			 * */
 			.overwrite	= 0,
 			.sample_time	= true,
+			.sample_time_set = true,
 		},
 		.max_stack	     = sysctl__max_stack(),
 		.annotation_opts     = annotation__default_options,