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diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index fb9da71eba1f..f2ecd498c72d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -977,6 +977,10 @@ try_again:
ui__error("Too many events are opened.\n"
"Try again after reducing the number of events\n");
goto out_err;
+ } else if ((err == EOPNOTSUPP) && (attr->precise_ip)) {
+ ui__error("\'precise\' request may not be supported. "
+ "Try removing 'p' modifier\n");
+ goto out_err;
}
ui__error("The sys_perf_event_open() syscall "
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