diff --git a/bin/rocprofv2 b/bin/rocprofv2
index d0445e70c9..b8779bed44 100755
--- a/bin/rocprofv2
+++ b/bin/rocprofv2
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ while [ 1 ]; do
     export ROCPROFILER_KERNEL_TRACE=1
     shift
   elif [ "$1" == "--sys-trace" ]; then
+    export ROCPROFILER_KERNEL_TRACE=1
     export ROCPROFILER_HIP_API_TRACE=1
     export ROCPROFILER_HIP_ACTIVITY_TRACE=1
     export ROCPROFILER_HSA_API_TRACE=1