diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record b/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
index f1485d8e6a0b473550473784f9a8de435e544d57..f9d04643109e72d822fe38dbbd42813bc232ebde 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ size=96
 config=0
 sample_period=4000
 sample_type=263
-read_format=7
+read_format=3
 disabled=1
 inherit=1
 pinned=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group
index a6599e9a19d302134359941e92e579c465e80989..0df34cab3e429c000074ed483ac92ade244bd540 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ args    = --group -e cycles,instructions kill >/dev/null 2>&1
 fd=1
 group_fd=-1
 sample_type=327
+read_format=7
 
 [event-2:base-record]
 fd=2
 group_fd=1
 config=1
 sample_type=327
+read_format=7
 mmap=0
 comm=0
 enable_on_exec=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1
index 5a8359da38af9ed26f4c51ca84026bce2b3f2454..18bd926ff6cb14e042cc394be24f1c7bf23775cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ args    = -e '{cycles,instructions}' kill >/tmp/krava 2>&1
 fd=1
 group_fd=-1
 sample_type=327
+read_format=7
 
 [event-2:base-record]
 fd=2
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ group_fd=1
 type=0
 config=1
 sample_type=327
+read_format=7
 mmap=0
 comm=0
 enable_on_exec=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 265565942ae5ca6d09e24b3e7f532458b0c6ce30..5a0878d3a03896f1a5af41447b6175beee055bbb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void perf_evlist__config_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 		perf_evsel__config(evsel, opts);
 
 		if (evlist->nr_entries > 1)
-			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, ID);
+			perf_evsel__set_sample_id(evsel);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 9dde7e933be94a44a2e9328cd379475db21b1aea..e62d3aef9cd6bab665a73074cf3778895b3d4fcf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	attr->sample_id_all = opts->sample_id_all_missing ? 0 : 1;
 	attr->inherit	    = !opts->no_inherit;
 	attr->read_format   = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
-			      PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
-			      PERF_FORMAT_ID;
+			      PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING;
 
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, IP);
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TID);