diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 3693cb26ec66..523989165c26 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ 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);