1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 4b61b497040e..eae560503086 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -286,16 +286,19 @@ void parse_ftrace_printk(char *file, unsigned int size __unused)
         char *line;
         char *next = NULL;
         char *addr_str;
-        char *fmt;
         int i;
 
         line = strtok_r(file, "\n", &next);
         while (line) {
+                addr_str = strsep(&line, ":");
+                if (!line) {
+                        warning("error parsing print strings");
+                        break;
+                }
                 item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
-                addr_str = strtok_r(line, ":", &fmt);
                 item->addr = strtoull(addr_str, NULL, 16);
                 /* fmt still has a space, skip it */
-                item->printk = strdup(fmt+1);
+                item->printk = strdup(line+1);
                 item->next = list;
                 list = item;
                 line = strtok_r(NULL, "\n", &next);