diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f5b18b8..65615a8b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -843,8 +843,9 @@
 	OPT_U64('c', "count", &record.opts.user_interval, "event period to sample"),
 	OPT_STRING('o', "output", &record.file.path, "file",
 		    "output file name"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "no-inherit", &record.opts.no_inherit,
-		    "child tasks do not inherit counters"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN_SET('i', "no-inherit", &record.opts.no_inherit,
+			&record.opts.no_inherit_set,
+			"child tasks do not inherit counters"),
 	OPT_UINTEGER('F', "freq", &record.opts.user_freq, "profile at this frequency"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('m', "mmap-pages", &record.opts.mmap_pages, "pages",
 		     "number of mmap data pages",
@@ -939,6 +940,9 @@
 		goto out_symbol_exit;
 	}
 
+	if (rec->opts.target.tid && !rec->opts.no_inherit_set)
+		rec->opts.no_inherit = true;
+
 	err = target__validate(&rec->opts.target);
 	if (err) {
 		target__strerror(&rec->opts.target, err, errbuf, BUFSIZ);