return WEXITSTATUS(status);
 }
 
+static void print_noise_pct(double total, double avg)
+{
+       double pct = 0.0;
+
+       if (avg)
+               pct = 100.0*total/avg;
+
+       fprintf(stderr, "  ( +-%6.2f%% )", pct);
+}
+
 static void print_noise(struct perf_evsel *evsel, double avg)
 {
        struct perf_stat *ps;
                return;
 
        ps = evsel->priv;
-       fprintf(stderr, "   ( +- %7.3f%% )",
-                       100 * stddev_stats(&ps->res_stats[0]) / avg);
+       print_noise_pct(stddev_stats(&ps->res_stats[0]), avg);
 }
 
 static void nsec_printout(int cpu, struct perf_evsel *evsel, double avg)
                fprintf(stderr, " %18.9f  seconds time elapsed",
                                avg_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats)/1e9);
                if (run_count > 1) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "   ( +-%5.2f%% )",
-                               100*stddev_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats) /
-                               avg_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats));
+                       print_noise_pct(stddev_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats),
+                                       avg_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats));
                }
                fprintf(stderr, "\n\n");
        }