diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 58352ad807c75cda3d4cdaff4b3da60aa21c9ae0..31fbaf38d9c1f85134f23cfec6bf00d94618d6ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ static void *display_thread(void *arg __used)
 /* Tag samples to be skipped. */
 static const char *skip_symbols[] = {
 	"default_idle",
+	"native_safe_halt",
 	"cpu_idle",
 	"enter_idle",
 	"exit_idle",