diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index ece3796a603568247c3b9c1f7fca9de7264e7b71..53c11fc0855ee48d2d06bbae26bfd87b12dc5c70 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ 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);
 	}