diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 5eb22cc563636c11d4e12bf42c71f00b3e1255db..8180319285af3377810c30c0298f37c73cb9bb8d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int process_feature_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				 union perf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	if (event->feat.feat_id < HEADER_LAST_FEATURE)
+		return perf_event__process_feature(tool, event, session);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int hist_entry__tty_annotate(struct hist_entry *he,
 				    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				    struct perf_annotate *ann)
@@ -471,7 +480,7 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv)
 			.attr	= perf_event__process_attr,
 			.build_id = perf_event__process_build_id,
 			.tracing_data   = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
-			.feature	= perf_event__process_feature,
+			.feature	= process_feature_event,
 			.ordered_events = true,
 			.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 		},
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index cdb5b694983273de734fa1f45848c49eeac239d2..c04dc7b537971a07801153db1f9cdaf5da8a2c34 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ static int process_feature_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * All features are received, we can force the
+	 * (feat_id = HEADER_LAST_FEATURE) is the end marker which
+	 * means all features are received, now we can force the
 	 * group if needed.
 	 */
 	setup_forced_leader(rep, session->evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index ad2ac1300420b6d0fe312b1bc681e57343f5e588..568ddfac3213e084c1f4c6077cd73943bf0644b9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -3044,6 +3044,15 @@ int process_cpu_map_event(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return set_maps(script);
 }
 
+static int process_feature_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				 union perf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	if (event->feat.feat_id < HEADER_LAST_FEATURE)
+		return perf_event__process_feature(tool, event, session);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_AUXTRACE_SUPPORT
 static int perf_script__process_auxtrace_info(struct perf_tool *tool,
 					      union perf_event *event,
@@ -3088,7 +3097,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 			.attr		 = process_attr,
 			.event_update   = perf_event__process_event_update,
 			.tracing_data	 = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
-			.feature	 = perf_event__process_feature,
+			.feature	 = process_feature_event,
 			.build_id	 = perf_event__process_build_id,
 			.id_index	 = perf_event__process_id_index,
 			.auxtrace_info	 = perf_script__process_auxtrace_info,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 59fcc790c8657d881f5c38ebc8e1822343dcf868..653ff65aa2c37991763045c1c1bdb9f76f5d473f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ int perf_event__process_feature(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		pr_warning("invalid record type %d in pipe-mode\n", type);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (feat == HEADER_RESERVED || feat > HEADER_LAST_FEATURE) {
+	if (feat == HEADER_RESERVED || feat >= HEADER_LAST_FEATURE) {
 		pr_warning("invalid record type %d in pipe-mode\n", type);
 		return -1;
 	}