diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index f51c3314015c..078b58511595 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ void perf_event_attr__set_max_precise_ip(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 	}
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+int __perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool precise)
 {
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__new_cycles(true);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__new_cycles(precise);
 
 	if (evsel == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 8d601fbdd8d6..0843746bc389 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -115,7 +115,14 @@ void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry);
 void perf_evlist__remove(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *evsel);
-int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+
+int __perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool precise);
+
+static inline int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	return __perf_evlist__add_default(evlist, true);
+}
+
 int __perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				     struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs);