diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index ecd4f99a6c14f4be059a842d8c5088bef797394a..abae8184e171ed44d36eb198e61fbe8378ecfe92 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static int evsel__check_attr(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_session *session)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(PHYS_ADDR) &&
-	    evsel__check_stype(evsel, PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR, "PHYS_ADDR", PERF_OUTPUT_PHYS_ADDR))
+	    evsel__do_check_stype(evsel, PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR, "PHYS_ADDR", PERF_OUTPUT_PHYS_ADDR, allow_user_set))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(DATA_PAGE_SIZE) &&