diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Util.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Util.py
index 9d15f484308c3036a6539f407e4be35fa174f211..99ff1b7a0d2c5d3e6fd585350464f7f6cd969249 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Util.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Util.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ try:
 	machine_to_id = {
 		'x86_64': audit.MACH_86_64,
 		'alpha'	: audit.MACH_ALPHA,
-		'armeb'	: audit.MACH_ARMEB,
 		'ia64'	: audit.MACH_IA64,
 		'ppc'	: audit.MACH_PPC,
 		'ppc64'	: audit.MACH_PPC64,
@@ -46,6 +45,10 @@ try:
 		'i586'	: audit.MACH_X86,
 		'i686'	: audit.MACH_X86,
 	}
+	try:
+		machine_to_id['armeb'] = audit.MACH_ARMEB
+	except:
+		pass
 	machine_id = machine_to_id[os.uname()[4]]
 except:
 	if not audit_package_warned: