diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 6d288237887b..03b1da6d1da4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -2588,7 +2588,8 @@ int intel_pt_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
 	} else {
 		itrace_synth_opts__set_default(&pt->synth_opts,
 				session->itrace_synth_opts->default_no_sample);
-		if (use_browser != -1) {
+		if (!session->itrace_synth_opts->default_no_sample &&
+		    !session->itrace_synth_opts->inject) {
 			pt->synth_opts.branches = false;
 			pt->synth_opts.callchain = true;
 		}