diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index f6e8475290739a..d3f11b90d0255c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ static const struct syscall_fmt syscall_fmts[] = {
 	  .arg = { [2] = { .scnprintf = SCA_WAITID_OPTIONS, /* options */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "waitid",	    .errpid = true,
 	  .arg = { [3] = { .scnprintf = SCA_WAITID_OPTIONS, /* options */ }, }, },
-	{ .name	    = "write",	    .errpid = true,
+	{ .name	    = "write",
 	  .arg = { [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_BUF /* buf */, .from_user = true, }, }, },
 };