iris_perf_init_vtbl(perf_cfg);
 
-   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf_cfg, &screen->devinfo, screen->fd);
+   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf_cfg, &screen->devinfo, screen->fd,
+                         true /* pipeline stats*/);
    screen->monitor_cfg = monitor_cfg;
 
    /* a gallium "group" is equivalent to a gen "query"
 
                          ice->batches[IRIS_BATCH_RENDER].hw_ctx_id,
                          screen->fd);
 
-   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf_cfg, &screen->devinfo, screen->fd);
+   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf_cfg, &screen->devinfo, screen->fd, true /* pipeline_statistics */);
 
    return perf_cfg->n_queries;
 }
 
 void
 gen_perf_init_metrics(struct gen_perf_config *perf_cfg,
                       const struct gen_device_info *devinfo,
-                      int drm_fd)
+                      int drm_fd,
+                      bool include_pipeline_statistics)
 {
-   load_pipeline_statistic_metrics(perf_cfg, devinfo);
-   gen_perf_register_mdapi_statistic_query(perf_cfg, devinfo);
+   if (include_pipeline_statistics) {
+      load_pipeline_statistic_metrics(perf_cfg, devinfo);
+      gen_perf_register_mdapi_statistic_query(perf_cfg, devinfo);
+   }
    if (load_oa_metrics(perf_cfg, drm_fd, devinfo))
       gen_perf_register_mdapi_oa_query(perf_cfg, devinfo);
 }
 
 
 void gen_perf_init_metrics(struct gen_perf_config *perf_cfg,
                            const struct gen_device_info *devinfo,
-                           int drm_fd);
+                           int drm_fd,
+                           bool include_pipeline_statistics);
 
 /** Query i915 for a metric id using guid.
  */
 
 {
    struct gen_perf_config *perf = gen_perf_new(NULL);
 
-   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf, devinfo, fd);
+   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf, devinfo, fd, false /* pipeline statistics */);
 
    /* We need DRM_I915_PERF_PROP_HOLD_PREEMPTION support, only available in
     * perf revision 2.
 
 
    gen_perf_init_context(perf_ctx, perf_cfg, brw, brw->bufmgr, devinfo,
                          brw->hw_ctx, brw->screen->fd);
-   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf_cfg, devinfo, brw->screen->fd);
+   gen_perf_init_metrics(perf_cfg, devinfo, brw->screen->fd,
+                         true /* pipeline stats */);
 
    return perf_cfg->n_queries;
 }