diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index e1c743c52834..85cbbddb6880 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -3981,7 +3981,7 @@ static int is_printable_array(char *p, unsigned int len)
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len && p[i]; i++)
-		if (!isprint(p[i]))
+		if (!isprint(p[i]) && !isspace(p[i]))
 		    return 0;
 	return 1;
 }