diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 9f66549562bd..7fff6be07f07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ static ssize_t ion(bool is_read, int fd, void *buf, size_t n)
 		ssize_t ret = is_read ? read(fd, buf, left) :
 					write(fd, buf, left);
 
+		if (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+			continue;
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			return ret;