diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c
index 73b5dc099a8aed..de2fbb7c56c325 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c
@@ -1694,9 +1694,10 @@ int cmd_kwork(int argc, const char **argv)
 	static struct perf_kwork kwork = {
 		.class_list          = LIST_HEAD_INIT(kwork.class_list),
 		.tool = {
-			.mmap    = perf_event__process_mmap,
-			.mmap2   = perf_event__process_mmap2,
-			.sample  = perf_kwork__process_tracepoint_sample,
+			.mmap		= perf_event__process_mmap,
+			.mmap2		= perf_event__process_mmap2,
+			.sample		= perf_kwork__process_tracepoint_sample,
+			.ordered_events = true,
 		},
 		.atom_page_list      = LIST_HEAD_INIT(kwork.atom_page_list),
 		.sort_list           = LIST_HEAD_INIT(kwork.sort_list),