diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
index 485a45b6..5af4dcbd 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ sysprof_helpers_perf_event_open (SysprofHelpers          *self,
                                                                    cpu,
                                                                    handle,
                                                                    flags),
-                                                    G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NO_AUTO_START,
+                                                    G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
                                                     -1,
                                                     fd_list,
                                                     &out_fd_list,