diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 0e93282b405ed11476b58cf62a486f0a87e63261..5099740aa50bcf174a400f4c84669cb5ef3a5b82 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static void process_event(struct perf_script *script,
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(IP)) {
 		struct callchain_cursor *cursor = NULL, cursor_callchain;
 
-		if (symbol_conf.use_callchain &&
+		if (symbol_conf.use_callchain && sample->callchain &&
 		    thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, &cursor_callchain, evsel,
 					      sample, NULL, NULL, scripting_max_stack) == 0)
 			cursor = &cursor_callchain;