diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 58f45a2a2ab6..3f1b78810059 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -4399,6 +4399,11 @@ size_t perf_event__fprintf_event_update(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_attr(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
+{
+	return perf_event_attr__fprintf(fp, &event->attr.attr, __desc_attr__fprintf, NULL);
+}
+
 int perf_event__process_attr(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct evlist **pevlist)
@@ -4408,6 +4413,9 @@ int perf_event__process_attr(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 	struct evlist *evlist = *pevlist;
 
+	if (dump_trace)
+		perf_event__fprintf_attr(event, stdout);
+
 	if (evlist == NULL) {
 		*pevlist = evlist = evlist__new();
 		if (evlist == NULL)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index 5201af6305f4..d16dfceccd74 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ int perf_event__process_attr(const struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *eve
 int perf_event__process_event_update(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 				     union perf_event *event,
 				     struct evlist **pevlist);
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_attr(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_event_update(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 int perf_event__process_tracing_data(struct perf_session *session,