diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index a7ebd9fe8e40..76ab0709a20c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 		tool->mmap2 = process_event_stub;
 	if (tool->comm == NULL)
 		tool->comm = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->namespaces == NULL)
+		tool->namespaces = process_event_stub;
 	if (tool->fork == NULL)
 		tool->fork = process_event_stub;
 	if (tool->exit == NULL)