diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index f0a6cbd033cc7196afa30bb161bc545e95742bb2..98ff3a6a3d507f9ba41079b19423dbf49aa013b3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,9 @@ size_t perf_event__fprintf_itrace_start(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_switch(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 {
 	bool out = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT;
-	const char *in_out = out ? "OUT" : "IN ";
+	const char *in_out = !out ? "IN         " :
+		!(event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT_PREEMPT) ?
+				    "OUT        " : "OUT preempt";
 
 	if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SWITCH)
 		return fprintf(fp, " %s\n", in_out);