diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 001c6ae9a1b1..bcc98ce3e5b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ static int trace__sys_enter(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	}
 
 	if (!trace->summary_only)
-		printed += trace__printf_interrupted_entry(trace, sample);
+		trace__printf_interrupted_entry(trace, sample);
 
 	ttrace->entry_time = sample->time;
 	msg = ttrace->entry_str;