diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 813141047fc22fcfd61ae377444f7ff2a97f06eb..fb25d132921882c3b432ece1bc07bd2700800bc2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * XXX We need to find a better place for these things...
  */
 bool perf_host  = true;
-bool perf_guest = true;
+bool perf_guest = false;
 
 void event_attr_init(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {