1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index 544509c159ce..b3aabc0d4eb0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ static void define_event_symbols(struct event_format *event,
                                  const char *ev_name,
                                  struct print_arg *args)
 {
+        if (args == NULL)
+                return;
+
         switch (args->type) {
         case PRINT_NULL:
                 break;