diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 84295ab6c4e1..f5d3ae483110 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -543,14 +543,12 @@ static void print_vcpu_info(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 
 	pr_info("Analyze events for ");
 
-	if (kvm->live) {
-		if (kvm->opts.target.system_wide)
-			pr_info("all VMs, ");
-		else if (kvm->opts.target.pid)
-			pr_info("pid(s) %s, ", kvm->opts.target.pid);
-		else
-			pr_info("dazed and confused on what is monitored, ");
-	}
+	if (kvm->opts.target.system_wide)
+		pr_info("all VMs, ");
+	else if (kvm->opts.target.pid)
+		pr_info("pid(s) %s, ", kvm->opts.target.pid);
+	else
+		pr_info("dazed and confused on what is monitored, ");
 
 	if (vcpu == -1)
 		pr_info("all VCPUs:\n\n");