diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py
index 3222a83f4184144db422e248583890b79182259f..021326c46285d6b7936822b76d66fefde2cf8ef2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ def trace_end():
 	if is_table_empty("ptwrite"):
 		drop("ptwrite")
 	if is_table_empty("mwait") and is_table_empty("pwre") and is_table_empty("exstop") and is_table_empty("pwrx"):
+		do_query(query, 'DROP VIEW power_events_view');
 		drop("mwait")
 		drop("pwre")
 		drop("exstop")
 		drop("pwrx")
-		do_query(query, 'DROP VIEW power_events_view');
 		if is_table_empty("cbr"):
 			drop("cbr")