diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index af0d65b41416..076eda53cfba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static void print_noise_pct(double total, double avg)
 
 	if (csv_output)
 		fprintf(output, "%s%.2f%%", csv_sep, pct);
-	else
+	else if (pct)
 		fprintf(output, "  ( +-%6.2f%% )", pct);
 }