2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-report b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-report
index f6346082a8fc..e3a5e55d54ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-report
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-report
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # description: system-wide failed syscalls
 # args: [comm]
 if [ $# -gt 0 ] ; then
-    if ! expr match "$1" "-" ; then
+    if ! expr match "$1" "-" > /dev/null ; then
         comm=$1
         shift
     fi
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
index c18e7e27a84b..94bc25a347eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use Perf::Trace::Core;
 use Perf::Trace::Context;
 use Perf::Trace::Util;
 
+my $for_comm = shift;
+
 my %failed_syscalls;
 
 sub raw_syscalls::sys_exit
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ sub trace_end
 
     foreach my $comm (sort {$failed_syscalls{$b} <=> $failed_syscalls{$a}}
                       keys %failed_syscalls) {
-            printf("%-20s  %10s\n", $comm, $failed_syscalls{$comm});
+        next if ($for_comm && $comm ne $for_comm);
+
+        printf("%-20s  %10s\n", $comm, $failed_syscalls{$comm});
     }
 }