diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 4eb7bd53d048..c4906a6a9f1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2088,15 +2088,16 @@ int parse_events_terms(struct list_head *terms, const char *str)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
-		 struct parse_events_error *err)
+int __parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
+		   struct parse_events_error *err, struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu)
 {
 	struct parse_events_state parse_state = {
-		.list   = LIST_HEAD_INIT(parse_state.list),
-		.idx    = evlist->core.nr_entries,
-		.error  = err,
-		.evlist = evlist,
-		.stoken = PE_START_EVENTS,
+		.list	  = LIST_HEAD_INIT(parse_state.list),
+		.idx	  = evlist->core.nr_entries,
+		.error	  = err,
+		.evlist	  = evlist,
+		.stoken	  = PE_START_EVENTS,
+		.fake_pmu = fake_pmu,
 	};
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index bf79e1eac7d9..f0010095fc8c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -33,8 +33,15 @@ const char *event_type(int type);
 
 int parse_events_option(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
 int parse_events_option_new_evlist(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
-int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
-		 struct parse_events_error *error);
+int __parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str, struct parse_events_error *error,
+		   struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu);
+
+static inline int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
+			       struct parse_events_error *err)
+{
+	return __parse_events(evlist, str, err, NULL);
+}
+
 int parse_events_terms(struct list_head *terms, const char *str);
 int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
 int exclude_perf(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);