diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
index 7591a0c3747366ff1199692085adf767ab6e9eaa..3d1d446f037fdd8e4bcd40f69fa34e7d2290fa43 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -1353,6 +1353,8 @@ static void intel_pt_calc_cyc_timestamp(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 			     timestamp, decoder->timestamp);
 	else
 		decoder->timestamp = timestamp;
+
+	decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt = 0;
 }
 
 /* Walk PSB+ packets when already in sync. */