diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
index 656065af4971..accb1bf1cfd8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ void perf_stat__print_shadow_stats(struct perf_stat_config *config,
 					"stalled cycles per insn",
 					ratio);
 		} else if (have_frontend_stalled) {
-			print_metric(config, ctxp, NULL, NULL,
+			out->new_line(config, ctxp);
+			print_metric(config, ctxp, NULL, "%7.2f ",
 				     "stalled cycles per insn", 0);
 		}
 	} else if (perf_evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_BRANCH_MISSES)) {