diff --git a/src/native/eventpipe/ds-eventpipe-protocol.c b/src/native/eventpipe/ds-eventpipe-protocol.c
index 119bce48531fe..ba3f0e76c11d4 100644
--- a/src/native/eventpipe/ds-eventpipe-protocol.c
+++ b/src/native/eventpipe/ds-eventpipe-protocol.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ eventpipe_collect_tracing2_command_try_parse_payload (
 		!eventpipe_collect_tracing_command_try_parse_config (&buffer_cursor, &buffer_cursor_len, &instance->provider_configs))
 		ep_raise_error ();
 
-	if (instance->rundown_requested)
+	instance->rundown_keyword = instance->rundown_requested ? ep_default_rundown_keyword : 0;
 		instance->rundown_keyword = ep_default_rundown_keyword;
 
 	instance->stackwalk_requested = true;