diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index a5ed291b8a9f..69a96e39f0ab 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -4973,6 +4973,7 @@ static void pretty_print(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size, struct tep_e
 
 				if (arg->type == TEP_PRINT_BSTRING) {
 					trace_seq_puts(s, arg->string.string);
+					arg = arg->next;
 					break;
 				}