diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 9b3c20f42f98..613c9cc90570 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ void *raw_field_ptr(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data)
 	if (!field)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_STRING) {
+	if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
 		int offset;
 
 		offset = *(int *)(data + field->offset);