diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index f7bb7ae328da..945375897c2a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      struct perf_tool *tool,
 				      u64 file_offset);
 
-static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
+static int flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 			       struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!tool->ordered_samples || !limit)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, head, list) {
 		if (iter->timestamp > limit)
@@ -715,9 +715,12 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 						s->header.needs_swap);
 		if (ret)
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
-		else
-			perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
-						   iter->file_offset);
+		else {
+			ret = perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
+							 iter->file_offset);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
 
 		os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
 		list_del(&iter->list);
@@ -737,6 +740,8 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 	}
 
 	os->nr_samples = 0;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -782,10 +787,11 @@ static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				  union perf_event *event __used,
 				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
-	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = session->ordered_samples.max_timestamp;
+	int ret = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
+	if (!ret)
+		session->ordered_samples.next_flush = session->ordered_samples.max_timestamp;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* The queue is ordered by time */
@@ -1443,7 +1449,7 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 	err = 0;
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
 	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
-	flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
+	err = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
 out_err:
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
 	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);