diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index d079f36d342d4ca6024b46a52de349b1ea95ac4a..357906ed1898d4c1f92eff43567639010ac1ac68 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ 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);
 	}