diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index 44d7df280430..1fa9f58c2af2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -559,8 +559,13 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(void)
 			goto out_munmap;
 		}
 
-		perf_event__parse_sample(event, attr.sample_type, sample_size,
-					 false, &sample);
+		err = perf_event__parse_sample(event, attr.sample_type, sample_size,
+					       false, &sample);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", err);
+			goto out_munmap;
+		}
+
 		evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(evlist, sample.id);
 		if (evsel == NULL) {
 			pr_debug("event with id %" PRIu64
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 7e3d6e310bf8..74f533cbf6ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -805,9 +805,14 @@ static void perf_session__mmap_read_cpu(struct perf_session *self, int cpu)
 {
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	union perf_event *event;
+	int ret;
 
 	while ((event = perf_evlist__read_on_cpu(top.evlist, cpu)) != NULL) {
-		perf_session__parse_sample(self, event, &sample);
+		ret = perf_session__parse_sample(self, event, &sample);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
 			perf_event__process_sample(event, &sample, self);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 4174c0990320..3344d6e6f048 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 	union perf_event *event;
 	int sample_id_all = 1, cpu;
 	static char *kwlist[] = {"sample_id_all", NULL, NULL};
+	int err;
 
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i|i", kwlist,
 					 &cpu, &sample_id_all))
@@ -690,12 +691,17 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 			return PyErr_NoMemory();
 
 		first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
-		perf_event__parse_sample(event, first->attr.sample_type,
-					 perf_sample_size(first->attr.sample_type),
-					 sample_id_all, &pevent->sample);
+		err = perf_event__parse_sample(event, first->attr.sample_type,
+					       perf_sample_size(first->attr.sample_type),
+					       sample_id_all, &pevent->sample);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", err);
+			goto end;
+		}
+
 		return pyevent;
 	}
-
+end:
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 8940fd871eae..948327d9e92b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	u64 limit = os->next_flush;
 	u64 last_ts = os->last_sample ? os->last_sample->timestamp : 0ULL;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!ops->ordered_samples || !limit)
 		return;
@@ -488,9 +489,12 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 		if (iter->timestamp > limit)
 			break;
 
-		perf_session__parse_sample(s, iter->event, &sample);
-		perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, ops,
-					   iter->file_offset);
+		ret = perf_session__parse_sample(s, iter->event, &sample);
+		if (ret)
+			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
+		else
+			perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, ops,
+						   iter->file_offset);
 
 		os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
 		list_del(&iter->list);
@@ -806,7 +810,9 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	/*
 	 * For all kernel events we get the sample data
 	 */
-	perf_session__parse_sample(session, event, &sample);
+	ret = perf_session__parse_sample(session, event, &sample);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Preprocess sample records - precheck callchains */
 	if (perf_session__preprocess_sample(session, event, &sample))