diff --git a/toplev.py b/toplev.py
index 7f48648b..53b75c6c 100755
--- a/toplev.py
+++ b/toplev.py
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ def uncore_event(event):
                      title,
                      event,
                      flat_rmap[len(res[title])-1] if len(runner_list) == 1 else event_rmap(event), # XXX
-                     val,
+                     val if val or not re.match(r"\s*<", count) else count,
                      len(res[title]) - 1,
                      stddev, multiplex)