diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 9e4def08d569..2e19fd7ffe35 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ OPTIONS
 	the override, and the result of the above is that only S/W and H/W
 	events are displayed with the given fields.
 
+	It's possible tp add/remove fields only for specific event type:
+
+		-Fsw:-cpu,-period
+
+	removes cpu and period from software events.
+
 	For the 'wildcard' option if a user selected field is invalid for an
 	event type, a message is displayed to the user that the option is
 	ignored for that type. For example:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 8d5fe092525c..373ea151dc60 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2560,6 +2560,10 @@ static int parse_output_fields(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
 			pr_warning("Overriding previous field request for %s events.\n",
 				   event_type(type));
 
+		/* Don't override defaults for +- */
+		if (strchr(tok, '+') || strchr(tok, '-'))
+			goto parse;
+
 		output[type].fields = 0;
 		output[type].user_set = true;
 		output[type].wildcard_set = false;
@@ -2644,6 +2648,10 @@ parse:
 				rc = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
+			if (change == REMOVE)
+				output[type].fields &= ~all_output_options[i].field;
+			else
+				output[type].fields |= all_output_options[i].field;
 			output[type].user_set = true;
 			output[type].wildcard_set = true;
 		}