diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
index e3593063b3d17879cc514f06a8911e5943eb22ad..35e7c7e774c2462c39f65ec9b454486c8ffcd70b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static int arm_spe_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
 	struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu = sper->arm_spe_pmu;
 	struct evsel *evsel, *arm_spe_evsel = NULL;
+	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = evlist->core.cpus;
 	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 	struct evsel *tracking_evsel;
 	int err;
@@ -120,9 +121,9 @@ static int arm_spe_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	 */
 	perf_evlist__to_front(evlist, arm_spe_evsel);
 
-	evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, CPU);
-	evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, TIME);
-	evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, TID);
+	/* In the case of per-cpu mmaps, sample CPU for AUX event. */
+	if (!perf_cpu_map__empty(cpus))
+		evsel__set_sample_bit(arm_spe_evsel, CPU);
 
 	/* Add dummy event to keep tracking */
 	err = parse_events(evlist, "dummy:u", NULL);