diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index b866cc8c3878..baf17989a216 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -229,6 +229,24 @@ static int perf_evsel__check_attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void set_print_ip_opts(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
+{
+	unsigned int type = attr->type;
+
+	output[type].print_ip_opts = 0;
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(IP))
+		output[type].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_IP;
+
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(SYM))
+		output[type].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_SYM;
+
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(DSO))
+		output[type].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_DSO;
+
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(SYMOFFSET))
+		output[type].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_SYMOFFSET;
+}
+
 /*
  * verify all user requested events exist and the samples
  * have the expected data
@@ -237,7 +255,6 @@ static int perf_session__check_output_opt(struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	int j;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
-	struct perf_event_attr *attr;
 
 	for (j = 0; j < PERF_TYPE_MAX; ++j) {
 		evsel = perf_session__find_first_evtype(session, j);
@@ -260,20 +277,7 @@ static int perf_session__check_output_opt(struct perf_session *session)
 		if (evsel == NULL)
 			continue;
 
-		attr = &evsel->attr;
-
-		output[j].print_ip_opts = 0;
-		if (PRINT_FIELD(IP))
-			output[j].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_IP;
-
-		if (PRINT_FIELD(SYM))
-			output[j].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_SYM;
-
-		if (PRINT_FIELD(DSO))
-			output[j].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_DSO;
-
-		if (PRINT_FIELD(SYMOFFSET))
-			output[j].print_ip_opts |= PRINT_IP_OPT_SYMOFFSET;
+		set_print_ip_opts(&evsel->attr);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -547,6 +551,34 @@ struct perf_script {
 	struct perf_session	*session;
 };
 
+static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
+			struct perf_evlist **pevlist)
+{
+	struct perf_script *scr = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *pos;
+	int err;
+
+	err = perf_event__process_attr(tool, event, pevlist);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	evlist = *pevlist;
+	evsel = perf_evlist__last(*pevlist);
+
+	if (evsel->attr.type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)
+		return 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		if (pos->attr.type == evsel->attr.type && pos != evsel)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	set_print_ip_opts(&evsel->attr);
+
+	return perf_evsel__check_attr(evsel, scr->session);
+}
+
 static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
 {
 	session_done = 1;
@@ -1272,7 +1304,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
 			.exit		 = perf_event__process_exit,
 			.fork		 = perf_event__process_fork,
-			.attr		 = perf_event__process_attr,
+			.attr		 = process_attr,
 			.tracing_data	 = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
 			.build_id	 = perf_event__process_build_id,
 			.ordered_samples = true,