diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 80c722ade852f97499eab992aab6ff7d8e886239..61f00055476a12765f2460ab8a721e5ab94914bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -3829,6 +3829,10 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 						  &script.range_num);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_delete;
+
+		itrace_synth_opts__set_time_range(&itrace_synth_opts,
+						  script.ptime_range,
+						  script.range_num);
 	}
 
 	err = __cmd_script(&script);
@@ -3836,8 +3840,10 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 	flush_scripting();
 
 out_delete:
-	if (script.ptime_range)
+	if (script.ptime_range) {
+		itrace_synth_opts__clear_time_range(&itrace_synth_opts);
 		zfree(&script.ptime_range);
+	}
 
 	perf_evlist__free_stats(session->evlist);
 	perf_session__delete(session);