diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 492986a25ef66a78cfda4e4a601f2e4cae78b9d4..3db7f0ee52a81430a7b0bea4729c7a92ede50664 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,7 @@ static int intel_pt_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
 
 	if (intel_pt_is_switch_ip(ptq, state->to_ip)) {
 		switch (ptq->switch_state) {
+		case INTEL_PT_SS_NOT_TRACING:
 		case INTEL_PT_SS_UNKNOWN:
 		case INTEL_PT_SS_EXPECTING_SWITCH_IP:
 			err = intel_pt_next_tid(pt, ptq);