diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 0dccdb8..1f6beb3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -733,12 +733,16 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	list_for_each_entry(term, config_terms, list) {
 		switch (term->type) {
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_PERIOD:
-			attr->sample_period = term->val.period;
-			attr->freq = 0;
+			if (!(term->weak && opts->user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)) {
+				attr->sample_period = term->val.period;
+				attr->freq = 0;
+			}
 			break;
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_FREQ:
-			attr->sample_freq = term->val.freq;
-			attr->freq = 1;
+			if (!(term->weak && opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX)) {
+				attr->sample_freq = term->val.freq;
+				attr->freq = 1;
+			}
 			break;
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_TIME:
 			if (term->val.time)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index b4df79d..3ed0e9b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct perf_evsel_config_term {
 		bool	overwrite;
 		char	*branch;
 	} val;
+	bool weak;
 };
 
 /** struct perf_evsel - event selector
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 56694e3..b25635e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1115,6 +1115,7 @@ do {								\
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__t->list);				\
 	__t->type       = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_ ## __type;	\
 	__t->val.__name = __val;				\
+	__t->weak	= term->weak;				\
 	list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms);			\
 } while (0)
 
@@ -2395,6 +2396,7 @@ static int new_term(struct parse_events_term **_term,
 
 	*term = *temp;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&term->list);
+	term->weak = false;
 
 	switch (term->type_val) {
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index eed50b5..458b722 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ struct parse_events_term {
 	/* error string indexes for within parsed string */
 	int err_term;
 	int err_val;
+
+	/* Coming from implicit alias */
+	bool weak;
 };
 
 struct parse_events_error {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index b10b35a..9dff41b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ static int pmu_alias_terms(struct perf_pmu_alias *alias,
 			parse_events_terms__purge(&list);
 			return ret;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Weak terms don't override command line options,
+		 * which we don't want for implicit terms in aliases.
+		 */
+		cloned->weak = true;
 		list_add_tail(&cloned->list, &list);
 	}
 	list_splice(&list, terms);