2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 73b5d7f91194..53c9892e96dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ try_again:
                                           perf_evsel__name(pos));
                                 rc = -err;
                                 goto out;
+                        } else if ((err == EOPNOTSUPP) && (attr->precise_ip)) {
+                                ui__error("\'precise\' request may not be supported. "
+                                          "Try removing 'p' modifier\n");
+                                rc = -err;
+                                goto out;
                         }
 
                         printf("\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index fb9da71eba1f..f2ecd498c72d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -977,6 +977,10 @@ try_again:
                                 ui__error("Too many events are opened.\n"
                                             "Try again after reducing the number of events\n");
                                 goto out_err;
+                        } else if ((err == EOPNOTSUPP) && (attr->precise_ip)) {
+                                ui__error("\'precise\' request may not be supported. "
+                                          "Try removing 'p' modifier\n");
+                                goto out_err;
                         }
 
                         ui__error("The sys_perf_event_open() syscall "