diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-record b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-record
index 8104895a7b67d8b5324fa975a98f72cb0ccd2bd8..74685f318379ae597986f4b768f55edd2a07e125 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_exit $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_exit $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_exit $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
index 94bc25a347ebf7b4688f8cdda37499868d21ddf9..55e7ae4c5c88707e44d90270c2a7fc4b1546c459 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ sub raw_syscalls::sys_exit
 	}
 }
 
+sub syscalls::sys_exit
+{
+	raw_syscalls::sys_exit(@_)
+}
+
 sub trace_end
 {
     printf("\nfailed syscalls by comm:\n\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
index 8104895a7b67d8b5324fa975a98f72cb0ccd2bd8..74685f318379ae597986f4b768f55edd2a07e125 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_exit $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_exit $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_exit $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
index 4efbfaa7f6a5dc1deace4583c28f3e29fbf0c878..d6940841e54fc391fb7b7779d1adaa560f0d2e3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_enter $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
index 4efbfaa7f6a5dc1deace4583c28f3e29fbf0c878..d6940841e54fc391fb7b7779d1adaa560f0d2e3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_enter $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
index 4efbfaa7f6a5dc1deace4583c28f3e29fbf0c878..d6940841e54fc391fb7b7779d1adaa560f0d2e3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_enter $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
index 85805fac41167b9e531c09f51ca21595287e08aa..266a8364bce5c5303b10c368f1d7608a6e64dd04 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ def raw_syscalls__sys_exit(event_name, context, common_cpu,
 		except TypeError:
 			syscalls[common_comm][common_pid][id][ret] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_exit(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, ret):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_exit(**locals())
+
 def print_error_totals():
     if for_comm is not None:
 	    print "\nsyscall errors for %s:\n\n" % (for_comm),
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py
index 42c267e292fa36155f5d6b8270fb4b6943d9f6d0..c9f3058b7dd4b6f2dedf3c6469fc3f334e44bac2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ def raw_syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
 	except TypeError:
 		syscalls[id] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, args):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_enter(**locals())
+
 def print_syscall_totals(interval):
 	while 1:
 		clear_term()
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
index c64d1c55d745b7437e4e26f77446b87567c67ed1..cf2054c529c994b342dd728002dd1255bd493622 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ def raw_syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
 	except TypeError:
 		syscalls[common_comm][common_pid][id] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, args):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_enter(**locals())
+
 def print_syscall_totals():
     if for_comm is not None:
 	    print "\nsyscall events for %s:\n\n" % (for_comm),
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
index b435d3f188e84c421819802cb2efcefd62cff0d2..92b29381bd39b46af8304e2570f206b8cedf0201 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ def raw_syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
 	except TypeError:
 		syscalls[id] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, args):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_enter(**locals())
+
 def print_syscall_totals():
     if for_comm is not None:
 	    print "\nsyscall events for %s:\n\n" % (for_comm),