1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index c9c68563e964..57ad3f458ef5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1667,14 +1667,14 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
                 (void *)(long)ip,
                 (long long)period);
 
-        dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
-
         if (thread == NULL) {
                 eprintf("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                         event->header.type);
                 return -1;
         }
 
+        dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
+
         if (profile_cpu != -1 && profile_cpu != (int) cpu)
                 return 0;