NULL,
 };
 
+static void init_features(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+       int feat;
+
+       for (feat = HEADER_FIRST_FEATURE; feat < HEADER_LAST_FEATURE; feat++)
+               perf_header__set_feat(&session->header, feat);
+
+       perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_BUILD_ID);
+       perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_TRACING_DATA);
+       perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_BRANCH_STACK);
+       perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_AUXTRACE);
+}
+
 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
        struct perf_session *session;
        if (perf_stat.file.is_pipe)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       init_features(session);
+
        session->evlist   = evsel_list;
        perf_stat.session = session;
        perf_stat.record  = true;
 
        if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(file))
                return 0;
 
+       if (perf_header__has_feat(&session->header, HEADER_STAT))
+               return 0;
+
        if (!perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(session->evlist)) {
                pr_err("non matching sample_type\n");
                return -1;