diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index f17dc601b0f3..3a94647ef6bc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -1764,19 +1764,37 @@ static void print_header(int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 }
 
+static int get_precision(double num)
+{
+	if (num > 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	return lround(ceil(-log10(num)));
+}
+
 static void print_footer(void)
 {
+	double avg = avg_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats) / NSEC_PER_SEC;
 	FILE *output = stat_config.output;
 	int n;
 
 	if (!null_run)
 		fprintf(output, "\n");
-	fprintf(output, " %17.9f seconds time elapsed",
-			avg_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats) / NSEC_PER_SEC);
-	if (run_count > 1) {
-		fprintf(output, "                                        ");
-		print_noise_pct(stddev_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats),
-				avg_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats));
+
+	if (run_count == 1) {
+		fprintf(output, " %17.9f seconds time elapsed", avg);
+	} else {
+		double sd = stddev_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats) / NSEC_PER_SEC;
+		/*
+		 * Display at most 2 more significant
+		 * digits than the stddev inaccuracy.
+		 */
+		int precision = get_precision(sd) + 2;
+
+		fprintf(output, " %17.*f +- %.*f seconds time elapsed",
+			precision, avg, precision, sd);
+
+		print_noise_pct(sd, avg);
 	}
 	fprintf(output, "\n\n");