diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 53c11fc0855ee48d2d06bbae26bfd87b12dc5c70..c770d226e5044b57da280e6bdc1031d9249860fc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1775,6 +1775,13 @@ static int cleanup_scripting(void)
 	return scripting_ops ? scripting_ops->stop_script() : 0;
 }
 
+static bool filter_cpu(struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	if (cpu_list)
+		return !test_bit(sample->cpu, cpu_bitmap);
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -1809,7 +1816,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (al.filtered)
 		goto out_put;
 
-	if (cpu_list && !test_bit(sample->cpu, cpu_bitmap))
+	if (filter_cpu(sample))
 		goto out_put;
 
 	if (scripting_ops)
@@ -1894,9 +1901,11 @@ static int process_comm_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		sample->tid = event->comm.tid;
 		sample->pid = event->comm.pid;
 	}
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
 				   PERF_RECORD_COMM, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	thread__put(thread);
@@ -1930,9 +1939,11 @@ static int process_namespaces_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		sample->tid = event->namespaces.tid;
 		sample->pid = event->namespaces.pid;
 	}
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	thread__put(thread);
@@ -1964,9 +1975,11 @@ static int process_fork_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		sample->tid = event->fork.tid;
 		sample->pid = event->fork.pid;
 	}
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_FORK, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_FORK, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	thread__put(thread);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1994,9 +2007,11 @@ static int process_exit_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		sample->tid = event->fork.tid;
 		sample->pid = event->fork.pid;
 	}
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_EXIT, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_EXIT, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 
 	if (perf_event__process_exit(tool, event, sample, machine) < 0)
 		err = -1;
@@ -2030,9 +2045,11 @@ static int process_mmap_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		sample->tid = event->mmap.tid;
 		sample->pid = event->mmap.pid;
 	}
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_MMAP, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_MMAP, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	thread__put(thread);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2062,9 +2079,11 @@ static int process_mmap2_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		sample->tid = event->mmap2.tid;
 		sample->pid = event->mmap2.pid;
 	}
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_MMAP2, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_MMAP2, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	thread__put(thread);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2089,9 +2108,11 @@ static int process_switch_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_SWITCH, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_SWITCH, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	thread__put(thread);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2112,9 +2133,11 @@ process_lost_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
-				   PERF_RECORD_LOST, stdout);
-	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	if (!filter_cpu(sample)) {
+		perf_sample__fprintf_start(sample, thread, evsel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_LOST, stdout);
+		perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	}
 	thread__put(thread);
 	return 0;
 }