diff --git a/tools/perf/perf-archive.sh b/tools/perf/perf-archive.sh
index 0cfb3e2cefef..133f0eddbcc4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf-archive.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/perf-archive.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 BUILDIDS=$(mktemp /tmp/perf-archive-buildids.XXXXXX)
-NOBUILDID=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 
-perf buildid-list -i $PERF_DATA --with-hits | grep -v "^$NOBUILDID " > $BUILDIDS
+perf buildid-list -i $PERF_DATA --with-hits | grep -v "^ " > $BUILDIDS
 if [ ! -s $BUILDIDS ] ; then
 	echo "perf archive: no build-ids found"
 	rm $BUILDIDS || true