diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
index 01f7828209..2e9e83e88d 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ perf_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_SYNT) {
+	if (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_SYNT ||
+			opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR) {
 		/* Validate producer lcores */
 		if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->plcores,
 					rte_get_master_lcore())) {