diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/net_dropmonitor.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/net_dropmonitor.py
index a4ffc95000238cde8f086970f9d23d042ba99c59..adbfbf030576038d1a90d194ee22ebeaa6c8afcb 100755
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/net_dropmonitor.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/net_dropmonitor.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def trace_end():
 
 # called from perf, when it finds a correspoinding event
 def skb__kfree_skb(name, context, cpu, sec, nsec, pid, comm,
-			skbaddr, protocol, location):
+		   skbaddr, location, protocol):
 	slocation = str(location)
 	try:
 		drop_log[slocation] = drop_log[slocation] + 1