diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index 9d29ee283ac5..d4aa567a29c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int test__perf_time_to_tsc(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 
 	CHECK__(parse_events(evlist, "cycles:u", NULL));
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index bff666458b28..6487c06d2708 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ static int kvm_live_open_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist = kvm->evlist;
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &kvm->opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &kvm->opts, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Note: exclude_{guest,host} do not apply here.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index e64bd1ee5acb..eb6a199a833c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec)
 	struct record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts, &callchain_param);
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 try_again:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 833214979c4f..8846df0ec0c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static int perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist = top->evlist;
 	struct record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts, &callchain_param);
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, counter) {
 try_again:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index cfa5ce8fdb7b..08fb100b91fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2749,7 +2749,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &trace->opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
 
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
index 199501c71e27..f31eed31c1a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int do_test(struct bpf_object *obj, int (*func)(void),
 	perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &parse_evlist.list);
 	evlist->nr_groups = parse_evlist.nr_groups;
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	err = perf_evlist__open(evlist);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index abd3f0ec0c0b..68a69a195545 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 			goto out_put;
 		}
 
-		perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+		perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 		evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index ddb78fae064a..614e45a3c603 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int test__keep_tracking(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	CHECK__(parse_events(evlist, "dummy:u", NULL));
 	CHECK__(parse_events(evlist, "cycles:u", NULL));
 
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
index eb99a105f31c..4344fe482c1d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	perf_evsel__config(evsel, &opts);
+	perf_evsel__config(evsel, &opts, NULL);
 
 	thread_map__set_pid(evlist->threads, 0, getpid());
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 1cc78cefe399..b836ee6a8d9b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CPU);
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TID);
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	err = sched__get_first_possible_cpu(evlist->workload.pid, &cpu_mask);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index ebd80168d51e..39a689bf7574 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ int test__switch_tracking(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(tracking_evsel, TIME);
 
 	/* Config events */
-	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	/* Check moved event is still at the front */
 	if (cycles_evsel != perf_evlist__first(evlist)) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index a0d15221db6e..8db9228663d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -123,11 +123,14 @@ void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__close(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
+struct callchain_param;
+
 void perf_evlist__set_id_pos(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_can_sample_identifier(void);
 bool perf_can_record_switch_events(void);
 bool perf_can_record_cpu_wide(void);
-void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts);
+void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts,
+			 struct callchain_param *callchain);
 int record_opts__config(struct record_opts *opts);
 
 int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 3fd7c2c72f4a..84252729222d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
  *     enable/disable events specifically, as there's no
  *     initial traced exec call.
  */
-void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
+void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
+			struct callchain_param *callchain)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
@@ -812,8 +813,8 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 	if (perf_evsel__is_function_event(evsel))
 		evsel->attr.exclude_callchain_user = 1;
 
-	if (callchain_param.enabled && !evsel->no_aux_samples)
-		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel, opts, &callchain_param);
+	if (callchain && callchain->enabled && !evsel->no_aux_samples)
+		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel, opts, callchain);
 
 	if (opts->sample_intr_regs) {
 		attr->sample_regs_intr = opts->sample_intr_regs;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index ab3632caba9f..7e45d2130a0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -178,8 +178,11 @@ void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
+struct callchain_param;
+
 void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			struct record_opts *opts);
+			struct record_opts *opts,
+			struct callchain_param *callchain);
 
 int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type);
 void perf_evsel__calc_id_pos(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index 0467367dc315..481792c7484b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ bool perf_can_record_cpu_wide(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts)
+void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts,
+			 struct callchain_param *callchain)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	bool use_sample_identifier = false;
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts)
 	use_comm_exec = perf_can_comm_exec();
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
-		perf_evsel__config(evsel, opts);
+		perf_evsel__config(evsel, opts, callchain);
 		if (evsel->tracking && use_comm_exec)
 			evsel->attr.comm_exec = 1;
 	}