diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record b/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
index 31e0b1da830b..37940665f736 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ comm=1
 freq=1
 inherit_stat=0
 enable_on_exec=1
-task=0
+task=1
 watermark=0
 precise_ip=0|1|2|3
 mmap_data=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group
index 6e7961f6f7a5..618ba1c17474 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ sample_type=327
 read_format=4
 mmap=0
 comm=0
+task=0
 enable_on_exec=0
 disabled=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
index ef59afd6d635..f906b793196f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sample_type=343
 
 # PERF_FORMAT_ID | PERF_FORMAT_GROUP
 read_format=12
-
+task=0
 mmap=0
 comm=0
 enable_on_exec=0
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1
index 87a222d014d8..48e8bd12fe46 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-record-group1
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ sample_type=327
 read_format=4
 mmap=0
 comm=0
+task=0
 enable_on_exec=0
 disabled=0