diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/system_profiler.h b/headers/private/kernel/system_profiler.h
index 4578f5ca78..6b83c7707c 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/system_profiler.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/system_profiler.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ struct system_profiler_parameters;
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
-status_t start_system_profiler(size_t areaSize, uint32 flags);
+status_t start_system_profiler(size_t areaSize, uint32 stackDepth,
+			bigtime_t interval);
 void stop_system_profiler();
 
 status_t _user_system_profiler_start(
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/debug/system_profiler.cpp b/src/system/kernel/debug/system_profiler.cpp
index 637f4f327f..ca5ba13e24 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/debug/system_profiler.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/debug/system_profiler.cpp
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ SystemProfiler::_ProfilingEvent(struct timer* timer)
 
 
 status_t
-start_system_profiler(size_t areaSize, uint32 flags)
+start_system_profiler(size_t areaSize, uint32 stackDepth, bigtime_t interval)
 {
 	struct ParameterDeleter {
 		ParameterDeleter(area_id area)
@@ -1184,11 +1184,12 @@ start_system_profiler(size_t areaSize, uint32 flags)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
 	sRecordedParameters->buffer_area = area;
-	sRecordedParameters->flags
-		= flags | B_SYSTEM_PROFILER_SAMPLING_EVENTS;
+	sRecordedParameters->flags = B_SYSTEM_PROFILER_TEAM_EVENTS
+		| B_SYSTEM_PROFILER_THREAD_EVENTS | B_SYSTEM_PROFILER_IMAGE_EVENTS
+		| B_SYSTEM_PROFILER_SAMPLING_EVENTS;
 	sRecordedParameters->locking_lookup_size = 4096;
-	sRecordedParameters->interval = 1000;
-	sRecordedParameters->stack_depth = 5;
+	sRecordedParameters->interval = interval;
+	sRecordedParameters->stack_depth = stackDepth;
 
 	area_info areaInfo;
 	get_area_info(area, &areaInfo);