diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
index 872fab163585ac9dcf6b42ab7d95e8cae651714b..26dbf11e071a228bc7c1202f5891a07a28e1db7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -888,16 +888,20 @@ static uint64_t intel_pt_next_period(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 	timestamp = decoder->timestamp + decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt;
 	masked_timestamp = timestamp & decoder->period_mask;
 	if (decoder->continuous_period) {
-		if (masked_timestamp != decoder->last_masked_timestamp)
+		if (masked_timestamp > decoder->last_masked_timestamp)
 			return 1;
 	} else {
 		timestamp += 1;
 		masked_timestamp = timestamp & decoder->period_mask;
-		if (masked_timestamp != decoder->last_masked_timestamp) {
+		if (masked_timestamp > decoder->last_masked_timestamp) {
 			decoder->last_masked_timestamp = masked_timestamp;
 			decoder->continuous_period = true;
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (masked_timestamp < decoder->last_masked_timestamp)
+		return decoder->period_ticks;
+
 	return decoder->period_ticks - (timestamp - masked_timestamp);
 }
 
@@ -926,7 +930,10 @@ static void intel_pt_sample_insn(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 	case INTEL_PT_PERIOD_TICKS:
 		timestamp = decoder->timestamp + decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt;
 		masked_timestamp = timestamp & decoder->period_mask;
-		decoder->last_masked_timestamp = masked_timestamp;
+		if (masked_timestamp > decoder->last_masked_timestamp)
+			decoder->last_masked_timestamp = masked_timestamp;
+		else
+			decoder->last_masked_timestamp += decoder->period_ticks;
 		break;
 	case INTEL_PT_PERIOD_NONE:
 	case INTEL_PT_PERIOD_MTC: