diff --git a/include/trace/events/clk.h b/include/trace/events/clk.h
index 758607226bfdd5269d33557b650a31628a59d22f..2cd449328aee37e55de94633d803d73fe3057f9e 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/clk.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/clk.h
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(clk_parent,
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(        name,           core->name                )
-		__string(        pname,          parent->name              )
+		__string(        pname, parent ? parent->name : "none"     )
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__assign_str(name, core->name);
-		__assign_str(pname, parent->name);
+		__assign_str(pname, parent ? parent->name : "none");
 	),
 
 	TP_printk("%s %s", __get_str(name), __get_str(pname))