diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index d1bbcb9abca3..fc276d718172 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2126,6 +2126,17 @@ static int trace__event_handler(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 				struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
+	int callchain_ret = 0;
+
+	if (sample->callchain) {
+		callchain_ret = trace__resolve_callchain(trace, evsel, sample, &callchain_cursor);
+		if (callchain_ret == 0) {
+			if (callchain_cursor.nr < trace->min_stack)
+				goto out;
+			callchain_ret = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	trace__printf_interrupted_entry(trace, sample);
 	trace__fprintf_tstamp(trace, sample->time, trace->output);
 
@@ -2144,11 +2155,11 @@ static int trace__event_handler(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 
 	fprintf(trace->output, ")\n");
 
-	if (sample->callchain) {
-		if (trace__resolve_callchain(trace, evsel, sample, &callchain_cursor) == 0)
-			trace__fprintf_callchain(trace, sample);
-	}
-
+	if (callchain_ret > 0)
+		trace__fprintf_callchain(trace, sample);
+	else if (callchain_ret < 0)
+		pr_err("Problem processing %s callchain, skipping...\n", perf_evsel__name(evsel));
+out:
 	return 0;
 }