diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 00923cda4d9c..1efd3bee6336 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -876,11 +876,11 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 		dump_sample(session, event, sample);
 		if (evsel == NULL) {
 			++session->hists.stats.nr_unknown_id;
-			return -1;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		if (machine == NULL) {
 			++session->hists.stats.nr_unprocessable_samples;
-			return -1;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		return tool->sample(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP: