diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index e3c63aef8efc6..fab0a1c7e8723 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void *display_thread(void *arg)
 
 /* Tag samples to be skipped. */
 static const char *skip_symbols[] = {
+	"intel_idle",
 	"default_idle",
 	"native_safe_halt",
 	"cpu_idle",