diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 53187c501ee8623e255ebb50b2ab7d2b559cf2e6..e64ed4202cabd33f7d806b74a18eb5841c54345b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ struct evsel {
 		perf_evsel__sb_cb_t	*cb;
 		void			*data;
 	} side_band;
+	/*
+	 * For reporting purposes, an evsel sample can have a callchain
+	 * synthesized from AUX area data. Keep track of synthesized sample
+	 * types here. Note, the recorded sample_type cannot be changed because
+	 * it is needed to continue to parse events.
+	 * See also evsel__has_callchain().
+	 */
+	__u64			synth_sample_type;
 };
 
 struct perf_missing_features {
@@ -398,7 +406,12 @@ static inline bool perf_evsel__has_branch_hw_idx(const struct evsel *evsel)
 
 static inline bool evsel__has_callchain(const struct evsel *evsel)
 {
-	return (evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN) != 0;
+	/*
+	 * For reporting purposes, an evsel sample can have a recorded callchain
+	 * or a callchain synthesized from AUX area data.
+	 */
+	return evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN ||
+	       evsel->synth_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
 }
 
 struct perf_env *perf_evsel__env(struct evsel *evsel);