diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-scheduler-details.c b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-scheduler-details.c
index 317e74d2..67aa1a52 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-scheduler-details.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-scheduler-details.c
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ sysprof_scheduler_details_event_cb (const SysprofPerfEvent *event,
     goto finish;
 
   if (self->started_at == 0 || end < self->started_at)
-    return;
+    goto finish;
 
   if (self->ended_at != 0 && begin > self->ended_at)
-    return;
+    goto finish;
 
   raw = event->tracepoint.raw;
 
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ sysprof_scheduler_details_event_cb (const SysprofPerfEvent *event,
 
   prev_comm[sizeof prev_comm-1] = 0;
 
+  /* Ignore the kswapper events because they just clutter up the
+   * timeline from things that would otherwise stand out.
+   */
+  if (memcmp (prev_comm, "swapper/", strlen ("swapper/")) == 0)
+    goto finish;
+
   g_snprintf (name, sizeof name, "CPU %u", cpu);
 
   sysprof_capture_writer_add_mark (self->recording->writer,