diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 28c86e2..5549cee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@
 	struct event_format *tp_format;
 	const char	    *name;
 	bool		    filtered;
+	bool		    is_exit;
 	struct syscall_fmt  *fmt;
 	size_t		    (**arg_scnprintf)(char *bf, size_t size, struct syscall_arg *arg);
 	void		    **arg_parm;
@@ -1473,6 +1474,8 @@
 	if (sc->tp_format == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
+	sc->is_exit = !strcmp(name, "exit_group") || !strcmp(name, "exit");
+
 	return syscall__set_arg_fmts(sc);
 }
 
@@ -1643,7 +1646,7 @@
 	printed += syscall__scnprintf_args(sc, msg + printed, 1024 - printed,
 					   args, trace, thread);
 
-	if (!strcmp(sc->name, "exit_group") || !strcmp(sc->name, "exit")) {
+	if (sc->is_exit) {
 		if (!trace->duration_filter && !trace->summary_only) {
 			trace__fprintf_entry_head(trace, thread, 1, sample->time, trace->output);
 			fprintf(trace->output, "%-70s\n", ttrace->entry_str);