diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp
@@ -1308,13 +1308,12 @@
   // aiming at better context-sensitive post-inline profile quality, assuming
   // all inline decision estimates are going to be honored by compiler. Here
   // we replay that inline decision under `sample-profile-use-preinliner`.
-  if (UsePreInlinerDecision) {
-    if (Candidate.CalleeSamples->getContext().hasAttribute(
-            ContextShouldBeInlined))
-      return InlineCost::getAlways("preinliner");
-    else
-      return InlineCost::getNever("preinliner");
-  }
+  // Note that we don't need to handle negative decision from preinliner as
+  // context profile for not inlined calls are merged by preinliner already.
+  if (UsePreInlinerDecision &&
+      Candidate.CalleeSamples->getContext().hasAttribute(
+          ContextShouldBeInlined))
+    return InlineCost::getAlways("preinliner");
 
   // For old FDO inliner, we inline the call site as long as cost is not
   // "Never". The cost-benefit check is done earlier.
@@ -1838,6 +1837,10 @@
     if (!CallsitePrioritizedInline.getNumOccurrences())
       CallsitePrioritizedInline = true;
 
+    // For CSSPGO, use preinliner decision by default when available.
+    if (!UsePreInlinerDecision.getNumOccurrences())
+      UsePreInlinerDecision = true;
+
     // Enable iterative-BFI by default for CSSPGO.
     if (!UseIterativeBFIInference.getNumOccurrences())
       UseIterativeBFIInference = true;
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/SampleProfile/csspgo-use-preinliner.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/SampleProfile/csspgo-use-preinliner.ll
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/SampleProfile/csspgo-use-preinliner.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/SampleProfile/csspgo-use-preinliner.ll
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 ; DEFAULT-NOT: inlined into
 
 ; PREINLINE-NOT: inlined into
+; PREINLINE: '_Z5funcAi' inlined into 'main'
+; PREINLINE: '_Z8funcLeafi' inlined into 'main'
 ; PREINLINE: '_Z8funcLeafi' inlined into '_Z5funcBi'
-; PREINLINE: '_Z8funcLeafi' inlined into '_Z5funcAi'
 ; PREINLINE-NOT: inlined into
 
 @factor = dso_local global i32 3, align 4, !dbg !0