diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 218a4e694618..a8e633aa278a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -548,6 +548,26 @@ static int intel_pt_validate_config(struct perf_pmu *intel_pt_pmu,
 					evsel->core.attr.config);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Currently, there is not enough information to disambiguate different PEBS
+ * events, so only allow one.
+ */
+static bool intel_pt_too_many_aux_output(struct evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel;
+	int aux_output_cnt = 0;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel)
+		aux_output_cnt += !!evsel->core.attr.aux_output;
+
+	if (aux_output_cnt > 1) {
+		pr_err(INTEL_PT_PMU_NAME " supports at most one event with aux-output\n");
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 				      struct evlist *evlist,
 				      struct record_opts *opts)
@@ -588,6 +608,9 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (intel_pt_too_many_aux_output(evlist))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!opts->full_auxtrace)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 4c52204868d8..ea504fa9b623 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -2894,6 +2894,22 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_events(struct intel_pt *pt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void intel_pt_setup_pebs_events(struct intel_pt *pt)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel;
+
+	if (!pt->synth_opts.other_events)
+		return;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(pt->session->evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel->core.attr.aux_output && evsel->id) {
+			pt->sample_pebs = true;
+			pt->pebs_evsel = evsel;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static struct evsel *intel_pt_find_sched_switch(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
@@ -3263,6 +3279,8 @@ int intel_pt_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_delete_thread;
 
+	intel_pt_setup_pebs_events(pt);
+
 	err = auxtrace_queues__process_index(&pt->queues, session);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_delete_thread;