diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 48e940efb3cb9..b3bf35512d219 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static int perf_sample__fprintf_start(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(COMM)) {
 		if (latency_format)
 			printed += fprintf(fp, "%8.8s ", thread__comm_str(thread));
-		else if (PRINT_FIELD(IP) && symbol_conf.use_callchain)
+		else if (PRINT_FIELD(IP) && evsel__has_callchain(evsel) && symbol_conf.use_callchain)
 			printed += fprintf(fp, "%s ", thread__comm_str(thread));
 		else
 			printed += fprintf(fp, "%16s ", thread__comm_str(thread));