struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer = ptq->buffer;
        struct auxtrace_buffer *old_buffer = ptq->old_buffer;
        struct auxtrace_queue *queue;
+       bool might_overlap;
 
        if (ptq->stop) {
                b->len = 0;
                        return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       if (ptq->pt->snapshot_mode && !buffer->consecutive && old_buffer &&
+       might_overlap = ptq->pt->snapshot_mode || ptq->pt->sampling_mode;
+       if (might_overlap && !buffer->consecutive && old_buffer &&
            intel_pt_do_fix_overlap(ptq->pt, old_buffer, buffer))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        }
        b->ref_timestamp = buffer->reference;
 
-       if (!old_buffer || ptq->pt->sampling_mode || (ptq->pt->snapshot_mode &&
-                                                     !buffer->consecutive)) {
+       if (!old_buffer || (might_overlap && !buffer->consecutive)) {
                b->consecutive = false;
                b->trace_nr = buffer->buffer_nr + 1;
        } else {