diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index f3fefbcc4503412d9572cc96701ba58702a300f4..ad2ac1300420b6d0fe312b1bc681e57343f5e588 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1834,6 +1834,7 @@ static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *pos;
 	int err;
+	static struct perf_evsel_script *es;
 
 	err = perf_event__process_attr(tool, event, pevlist);
 	if (err)
@@ -1842,6 +1843,19 @@ static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 	evlist = *pevlist;
 	evsel = perf_evlist__last(*pevlist);
 
+	if (!evsel->priv) {
+		if (scr->per_event_dump) {
+			evsel->priv = perf_evsel_script__new(evsel,
+						scr->session->data);
+		} else {
+			es = zalloc(sizeof(*es));
+			if (!es)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			es->fp = stdout;
+			evsel->priv = es;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (evsel->attr.type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX &&
 	    evsel->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_SYNTH)
 		return 0;