diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 5ab58c6d246741f635ceeb17036777f8d4fa2607..7b7b798b22b2cc284473570ff5be2f5da74f9a95 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@ static int perf_sched__read_events(struct perf_sched *sched)
 	struct perf_data_file file = {
 		.path = input_name,
 		.mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
+		.force = sched->force,
 	};
 	int rc = -1;