diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 87494c7c619d..2ebb257ce7ba 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -4338,6 +4338,7 @@ static struct tep_print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, s
 					case 'S':
 					case 'f':
 					case 'F':
+					case 'x':
 						break;
 					default:
 						/*