diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 9166f6087e3f02ce9b66a57c1c6d675cf5c9a140..f22c531be3660a0b7d667ea0067d5bbd3350d464 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static void perf_top__sort_new_samples(void *arg)
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
 	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
-	if (t->lost)
+	if (t->lost || t->drop)
 		pr_warning("Too slow to read ring buffer (change period (-c/-F) or limit CPUs (-C)\n");
 
 	perf_top__reset_sample_counters(t);