diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 200b3e7ea8dad..517bf25750c8b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2199,6 +2199,17 @@ static void process_event(struct perf_script *script,
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(RETIRE_LAT))
 		fprintf(fp, "%16" PRIu16, sample->retire_lat);
 
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(CGROUP)) {
+		const char *cgrp_name;
+		struct cgroup *cgrp = cgroup__find(machine->env,
+						   sample->cgroup);
+		if (cgrp != NULL)
+			cgrp_name = cgrp->name;
+		else
+			cgrp_name = "unknown";
+		fprintf(fp, " %s", cgrp_name);
+	}
+
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(IP)) {
 		struct callchain_cursor *cursor = NULL;
 
@@ -2243,17 +2254,6 @@ static void process_event(struct perf_script *script,
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(CODE_PAGE_SIZE))
 		fprintf(fp, " %s", get_page_size_name(sample->code_page_size, str));
 
-	if (PRINT_FIELD(CGROUP)) {
-		const char *cgrp_name;
-		struct cgroup *cgrp = cgroup__find(machine->env,
-						   sample->cgroup);
-		if (cgrp != NULL)
-			cgrp_name = cgrp->name;
-		else
-			cgrp_name = "unknown";
-		fprintf(fp, " %s", cgrp_name);
-	}
-
 	perf_sample__fprintf_ipc(sample, attr, fp);
 
 	fprintf(fp, "\n");