diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index cf6dcc51375e7d6ba9fab2ab2a8e78f2c7cbfad4..7e06df4715edf3f5e5bb2b7d13389fad9b3a9b69 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2354,7 +2354,7 @@ static int process_switch_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (perf_event__process_switch(tool, event, sample, machine) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (scripting_ops && scripting_ops->process_switch)
+	if (scripting_ops && scripting_ops->process_switch && !filter_cpu(sample))
 		scripting_ops->process_switch(event, sample, machine);
 
 	if (!script->show_switch_events)