diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 76e4fa04d824..f9eb5bc4fefb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2721,11 +2721,13 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	trace->live = true;
 
-	if (trace->trace_syscalls && trace__add_syscall_newtp(trace))
-		goto out_error_raw_syscalls;
+	if (!trace->raw_augmented_syscalls) {
+		if (trace->trace_syscalls && trace__add_syscall_newtp(trace))
+			goto out_error_raw_syscalls;
 
-	if (trace->trace_syscalls)
-		trace->vfs_getname = perf_evlist__add_vfs_getname(evlist);
+		if (trace->trace_syscalls)
+			trace->vfs_getname = perf_evlist__add_vfs_getname(evlist);
+	}
 
 	if ((trace->trace_pgfaults & TRACE_PFMAJ)) {
 		pgfault_maj = perf_evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ);
@@ -2825,8 +2827,10 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_errno;
 
-		pr_debug("event qualifier tracepoint filter: %s\n",
-			 trace->syscalls.events.sys_exit->filter);
+		if (trace->syscalls.events.sys_exit) {
+			pr_debug("event qualifier tracepoint filter: %s\n",
+				 trace->syscalls.events.sys_exit->filter);
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = perf_evlist__apply_filters(evlist, &evsel);