diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 43fcc13e402d..06be809a02ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1966,7 +1966,28 @@ static bool is_idle_sample(struct perf_sched *sched,
 
 		return false;
 	}
+
 	callchain_cursor_commit(cursor);
+
+	while (true) {
+		struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
+		struct symbol *sym;
+
+		node = callchain_cursor_current(cursor);
+		if (node == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		sym = node->sym;
+		if (sym && sym->name) {
+			if (!strcmp(sym->name, "schedule") ||
+			    !strcmp(sym->name, "__schedule") ||
+			    !strcmp(sym->name, "preempt_schedule"))
+				sym->ignore = 1;
+		}
+
+		callchain_cursor_advance(cursor);
+	}
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index dec7e2d44885..1bcbefc0c325 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct symbol {
 	u16		namelen;
 	u8		binding;
 	u8		idle:1;
+	u8		ignore:1;
 	u8		arch_sym;
 	char		name[0];
 };