diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler/src/core/profile.h b/projects/rocprofiler/src/core/profile.h
index 223e2e5edf..9ed033759b 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler/src/core/profile.h
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler/src/core/profile.h
@@ -140,13 +140,14 @@ class Profile {
       if (status != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) AQL_EXC_RAISING(status, "aqlprofile_start");
       status = api->hsa_ven_amd_aqlprofile_stop(&profile_, &stop);
       if (status != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) AQL_EXC_RAISING(status, "aqlprofile_stop");
+      hsa_status_t rd_status = HSA_STATUS_ERROR;
 #ifdef AQLPROF_NEW_API
-      hsa_status_t rd_status = api->hsa_ven_amd_aqlprofile_read(&profile_, &read);
+      if (profile_.type == HSA_VEN_AMD_AQLPROFILE_EVENT_TYPE_PMC) {
+        rd_status = api->hsa_ven_amd_aqlprofile_read(&profile_, &read);
+      }
 #if 0 // Read API returns error if disabled
       if (rd_status != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) AQL_EXC_RAISING(status, "aqlprofile_read");
 #endif
-#else
-      hsa_status_t rd_status = HSA_STATUS_ERROR;
 #endif
 
       // Set completion signal