diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 4e03f0f68241..3ad17ee89403 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ static int trace__event_handler(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				      trace->output);
 	}
 
-	fprintf(trace->output, ")\n");
+	fprintf(trace->output, "\n");
 
 	if (callchain_ret > 0)
 		trace__fprintf_callchain(trace, sample);