diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 40a6a29..3ea6219 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 
 static void setup_scripting(void)
 {
-	/* make sure PERF_EXEC_PATH is set for scripts */
-	perf_set_argv_exec_path(perf_exec_path());
-
 	setup_perl_scripting();
 	setup_python_scripting();
 
@@ -593,6 +590,9 @@
 		suffix = REPORT_SUFFIX;
 	}
 
+	/* make sure PERF_EXEC_PATH is set for scripts */
+	perf_set_argv_exec_path(perf_exec_path());
+
 	if (!suffix && argc >= 2 && strncmp(argv[1], "-", strlen("-")) != 0) {
 		char *record_script_path, *report_script_path;
 		int live_pipe[2];