diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 88f1d5fbdb48823d930f402579dc33ad9ba70ff6..dd525417880a8be5284ad879e38e54ddea6600d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ static int __run_perf_stat(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (create_perf_stat_counter(counter) < 0) {
 
 			/* Weak group failed. Reset the group. */
-			if (errno == EINVAL &&
+			if ((errno == EINVAL || errno == EBADF) &&
 			    counter->leader != counter &&
 			    counter->weak_group) {
 				counter = perf_evsel__reset_weak_group(counter);