1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index baf17989a216..b392770766dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static void print_sample_start(struct perf_sample *sample,
                                struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
         struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
-        const char *evname = NULL;
         unsigned long secs;
         unsigned long usecs;
         unsigned long long nsecs;
@@ -323,11 +322,6 @@ static void print_sample_start(struct perf_sample *sample,
                 usecs = nsecs / NSECS_PER_USEC;
                 printf("%5lu.%06lu: ", secs, usecs);
         }
-
-        if (PRINT_FIELD(EVNAME)) {
-                evname = perf_evsel__name(evsel);
-                printf("%s: ", evname ? evname : "[unknown]");
-        }
 }
 
 static bool is_bts_event(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
@@ -434,6 +428,11 @@ static void process_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 
         print_sample_start(sample, thread, evsel);
 
+        if (PRINT_FIELD(EVNAME)) {
+                const char *evname = perf_evsel__name(evsel);
+                printf("%s: ", evname ? evname : "[unknown]");
+        }
+
         if (is_bts_event(attr)) {
                 print_sample_bts(event, sample, evsel, machine, thread);
                 return;