diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index d608a2c..d1ce29b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
 	if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD)
 		perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD].record = true;
 
+	if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_STORE)
+		perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE].record = true;
+
 	if (perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD].record)
 		rec_argv[i++] = "-W";