diff --git a/devlib/collector/ftrace.py b/devlib/collector/ftrace.py
index 3cf5a3d29..90bb19dcc 100644
--- a/devlib/collector/ftrace.py
+++ b/devlib/collector/ftrace.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def __init__(self, target,
                  trace_clock='local',
                  saved_cmdlines_nr=4096,
                  trace_cmd_mode='start',
+                 record_interval=1000,
                  ):
         super(FtraceCollector, self).__init__(target)
         self.events = events if events is not None else DEFAULT_EVENTS
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ def __init__(self, target,
         self.function_string = None
         self.trace_clock = trace_clock
         self.saved_cmdlines_nr = saved_cmdlines_nr
+        self.record_interval = record_interval
         self._reset_needed = True
         self.bg_cmd = None
         self.tmp_output_dir = None
@@ -299,9 +301,10 @@ async def start(self):
                 self.target.busybox,
                 output_dir=self.target.working_directory,
             )).strip()
-            trace_cmd = "cd {} && {command} {output}".format(
+            trace_cmd = "cd {} && {command} {interval} {output}".format(
                 self.tmp_output_dir,
                 command=trace_cmd,
+                interval="-s {}".format(self.record_interval),
                 output="-o {}".format(self.target_output_file)
             )
             if self.bg_cmd is None: