diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 4191a78b2815f69e72fea25110abdeb02a10f5d8..35a698eb825d96c61b8bed28d529ba82adf0c96f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -11673,17 +11673,22 @@ struct perf_buffer *perf_buffer__new(int map_fd, size_t page_cnt,
 	const size_t attr_sz = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr);
 	struct perf_buffer_params p = {};
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	__u32 sample_period;
 
 	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, perf_buffer_opts))
 		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
 
+	sample_period = OPTS_GET(opts, sample_period, 1);
+	if (!sample_period)
+		sample_period = 1;
+
 	memset(&attr, 0, attr_sz);
 	attr.size = attr_sz;
 	attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT;
 	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
 	attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
-	attr.sample_period = 1;
-	attr.wakeup_events = 1;
+	attr.sample_period = sample_period;
+	attr.wakeup_events = sample_period;
 
 	p.attr = &attr;
 	p.sample_cb = sample_cb;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index b18581277eb27d6b262b81e234c53265296e0768..2efd80f6f7b924ebcf8c82673144e4e0c4ea02f6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -1247,8 +1247,10 @@ typedef void (*perf_buffer_lost_fn)(void *ctx, int cpu, __u64 cnt);
 /* common use perf buffer options */
 struct perf_buffer_opts {
 	size_t sz;
+	__u32 sample_period;
+	size_t :0;
 };
-#define perf_buffer_opts__last_field sz
+#define perf_buffer_opts__last_field sample_period
 
 /**
  * @brief **perf_buffer__new()** creates BPF perfbuf manager for a specified