diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler/bin/rpl_run.sh b/projects/rocprofiler/bin/rpl_run.sh
index e019c396b8..5df664733f 100755
--- a/projects/rocprofiler/bin/rpl_run.sh
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler/bin/rpl_run.sh
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ while [ 1 ] ; do
     GEN_STATS=1
   elif [ "$1" = "--roctx-trace" ] ; then
     ARG_VAL=0
+    GEN_STATS=1
     ROCTX_TRACE=1
   elif [ "$1" = "--kfd-trace" ] ; then
     ARG_VAL=0