diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
index 8104895..74685f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_exit $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_exit $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_exit $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
index 4efbfaa..d694084 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_enter $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
index 4efbfaa..d694084 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_enter $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
index 4efbfaa..d694084 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@
+(perf record -e raw_syscalls:sys_enter $@ || \
+ perf record -e syscalls:sys_enter $@) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
index 85805fa..266a836 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 		except TypeError:
 			syscalls[common_comm][common_pid][id][ret] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_exit(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, ret):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_exit(**locals())
+
 def print_error_totals():
     if for_comm is not None:
 	    print "\nsyscall errors for %s:\n\n" % (for_comm),
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py
index 42c267e..c9f3058 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/sctop.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
 	except TypeError:
 		syscalls[id] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, args):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_enter(**locals())
+
 def print_syscall_totals(interval):
 	while 1:
 		clear_term()
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
index c64d1c5..cf2054c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
 	except TypeError:
 		syscalls[common_comm][common_pid][id] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, args):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_enter(**locals())
+
 def print_syscall_totals():
     if for_comm is not None:
 	    print "\nsyscall events for %s:\n\n" % (for_comm),
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
index b435d3f..92b2938 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 	except TypeError:
 		syscalls[id] = 1
 
+def syscalls__sys_enter(event_name, context, common_cpu,
+	common_secs, common_nsecs, common_pid, common_comm,
+	id, args):
+	raw_syscalls__sys_enter(**locals())
+
 def print_syscall_totals():
     if for_comm is not None:
 	    print "\nsyscall events for %s:\n\n" % (for_comm),