diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
index aa835950751ff81e8afb7e8be2d413073010e905..67717fe6a65d44e66cc5407dc3c709d32ae82d8e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ args    = -e cycles -C 0 kill >/dev/null 2>&1
 ret     = 1
 
 [event:base-stat]
-# events are enabled by default when attached to cpu
-disabled=0
+# events are disabled by default when attached to cpu
+disabled=1
 enable_on_exec=0