diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 0ae88c2..b866cc8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -291,11 +291,11 @@
 
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(COMM)) {
 		if (latency_format)
-			printf("%8.8s ", thread->comm);
+			printf("%8.8s ", thread__comm_str(thread));
 		else if (PRINT_FIELD(IP) && symbol_conf.use_callchain)
-			printf("%s ", thread->comm);
+			printf("%s ", thread__comm_str(thread));
 		else
-			printf("%16s ", thread->comm);
+			printf("%16s ", thread__comm_str(thread));
 	}
 
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(PID) && PRINT_FIELD(TID))