diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index ae033ffd1079..6e0d8f4d270e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -2270,12 +2270,6 @@ static void timehist_print_sample(struct perf_sched *sched,
 		printf(" ");
 	}
 
-	if (!thread__comm_set(thread)) {
-		const char *prev_comm = perf_sample__strval(sample, "prev_comm");
-
-		thread__set_comm(thread, prev_comm, sample->time);
-        }
-
 	printf(" %-*s ", comm_width, timehist_get_commstr(thread));
 
 	if (sched->show_prio)
@@ -2981,6 +2975,16 @@ static int timehist_sched_change_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 			thread__zput(itr->last_thread);
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * If the process name is not set for the thread, use "prev_comm"
+		 * to set it. Otherwise the sched summary will have just pid information
+		 */
+		if (!thread__comm_set(thread)) {
+			const char *prev_comm = perf_sample__strval(sample, "prev_comm");
+
+			thread__set_comm(thread, prev_comm, sample->time);
+		}
+
 		if (!sched->summary_only)
 			timehist_print_sample(sched, sample, &al, thread, t, state);
 	}