diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index deaee42d5eb045ce4d9acea19ea3e92b8ff4a18c..a5698add2fcb7b5c822681412cd631f769cd2735 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
 	attr->mmap		= track;
 	attr->comm		= track;
 	attr->inherit		= (cpu < 0) && inherit;
+	attr->disabled		= 1;
 
 	track = 0; /* only the first counter needs these */
 
@@ -402,6 +403,8 @@ static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
 		error("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
 		exit(-1);
 	}
+
+	ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_COUNTER_IOC_ENABLE);
 }
 
 static void open_counters(int cpu, pid_t pid)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 0b18cb99a858edbecbd9316ec9de47bec29c545e..9a0e31e79e9df9e2291f565016a2c4c8de548c5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct ip_event {
 	struct perf_event_header header;
 	__u64 ip;
 	__u32 pid, tid;
+	__u64 period;
 };
 
 struct mmap_event {
@@ -943,12 +944,13 @@ process_overflow_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	uint64_t ip = event->ip.ip;
 	struct map *map = NULL;
 
-	dprintf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT (IP, %d): %d: %p\n",
+	dprintf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT (IP, %d): %d: %p period: %Ld\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->header.misc,
 		event->ip.pid,
-		(void *)(long)ip);
+		(void *)(long)ip,
+		(long long)event->ip.period);
 
 	dprintf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);