diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index c3edb373ed86..e594c974c93e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2462,6 +2462,31 @@ int parse_events_term__clone(struct parse_events_term **new,
 	return new_term(new, &temp, term->val.str, term->val.num);
 }
 
+int parse_events_copy_term_list(struct list_head *old,
+				 struct list_head **new)
+{
+	struct parse_events_term *term, *n;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!old) {
+		*new = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	*new = malloc(sizeof(struct list_head));
+	if (!*new)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(*new);
+
+	list_for_each_entry (term, old, list) {
+		ret = parse_events_term__clone(&n, term);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		list_add_tail(&n->list, *new);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void parse_events_terms__purge(struct list_head *terms)
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term, *h;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index deca9ce965a7..f38086b8dbea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
 			       char *str,
 			       struct list_head **listp);
 
+int parse_events_copy_term_list(struct list_head *old,
+				 struct list_head **new);
+
 enum perf_pmu_event_symbol_type
 perf_pmu__parse_check(const char *name);
 void parse_events__set_leader(char *name, struct list_head *list);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 36af02f95243..20935b17753d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -226,11 +226,32 @@ event_pmu:
 PE_NAME opt_event_config
 {
 	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;
-	struct list_head *list;
+	struct list_head *list, *orig_terms, *terms;
+
+	if (parse_events_copy_term_list($2, &orig_terms))
+		YYABORT;
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, $1, $2));
+	if (parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, $1, $2)) {
+		struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+		int ok = 0;
+
+		while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
+			char *name = pmu->name;
+
+			if (!strncmp($1, name, strlen($1))) {
+				if (parse_events_copy_term_list(orig_terms, &terms))
+					YYABORT;
+				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, pmu->name, terms))
+					ok++;
+				parse_events_terms__delete(terms);
+			}
+		}
+		if (!ok)
+			YYABORT;
+	}
 	parse_events_terms__delete($2);
+	parse_events_terms__delete(orig_terms);
 	$$ = list;
 }
 |
@@ -245,21 +266,12 @@ PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT sep_dc
 |
 PE_PMU_EVENT_PRE '-' PE_PMU_EVENT_SUF sep_dc
 {
-	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;
-	struct list_head *head;
-	struct parse_events_term *term;
 	struct list_head *list;
 	char pmu_name[128];
+
 	snprintf(&pmu_name, 128, "%s-%s", $1, $3);
-
-	ALLOC_LIST(head);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					&pmu_name, 1, false, &@1, NULL));
-	list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
-
-	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, "cpu", head));
-	parse_events_terms__delete(head);
+	if (parse_events_multi_pmu_add(_data, pmu_name, &list) < 0)
+		YYABORT;
 	$$ = list;
 }