1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 2a912df6771b..68276f35e323 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -4968,13 +4968,12 @@ static void pretty_print(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size, struct event
                                     sizeof(long) != 8) {
                                         char *p;
 
-                                        ls = 2;
                                         /* make %l into %ll */
-                                        p = strchr(format, 'l');
-                                        if (p)
+                                        if (ls == 1 && (p = strchr(format, 'l')))
                                                 memmove(p+1, p, strlen(p)+1);
                                         else if (strcmp(format, "%p") == 0)
                                                 strcpy(format, "0x%llx");
+                                        ls = 2;
                                 }
                                 switch (ls) {
                                 case -2: