diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 6c1e7ceedcf3010b87900b5a703a851af9f2beea..ce2aee11e3605e370e3ba8d5df552de9b94e4ae8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ static void process_event(struct perf_script *script,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (PRINT_FIELD(TRACE)) {
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(TRACE) && sample->raw_data) {
 		event_format__fprintf(evsel->tp_format, sample->cpu,
 				      sample->raw_data, sample->raw_size, fp);
 	}