diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 8a0127d4fb52..29abc04007eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 		status = -1;
 		goto out_delete_session;
 	}
-	err = evlist__add_pollfd(rec->evlist, done_fd);
+	err = evlist__add_wakeup_eventfd(rec->evlist, done_fd);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_err("Failed to add wakeup eventfd to poll list\n");
 		status = err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 5983a9f13930..5121b4db66fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -578,6 +578,14 @@ int evlist__filter_pollfd(struct evlist *evlist, short revents_and_mask)
 	return perf_evlist__filter_pollfd(&evlist->core, revents_and_mask);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENTFD_SUPPORT
+int evlist__add_wakeup_eventfd(struct evlist *evlist, int fd)
+{
+	return perf_evlist__add_pollfd(&evlist->core, fd, NULL, POLLIN,
+				       fdarray_flag__nonfilterable);
+}
+#endif
+
 int evlist__poll(struct evlist *evlist, int timeout)
 {
 	return perf_evlist__poll(&evlist->core, timeout);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 7243e94da398..b695ffaae519 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ struct evsel *evlist__find_tracepoint_by_name(struct evlist *evlist, const char
 int evlist__add_pollfd(struct evlist *evlist, int fd);
 int evlist__filter_pollfd(struct evlist *evlist, short revents_and_mask);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENTFD_SUPPORT
+int evlist__add_wakeup_eventfd(struct evlist *evlist, int fd);
+#endif
+
 int evlist__poll(struct evlist *evlist, int timeout);
 
 struct evsel *evlist__id2evsel(struct evlist *evlist, u64 id);