diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 26b67b11c65b..5c28d82b76c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ retry_sample_id:
 
 			group_fd = get_group_fd(evsel, cpu, thread);
 retry_open:
-			pr_debug2("perf_event_open: pid %d  cpu %d  group_fd %d  flags %#lx\n",
+			pr_debug2("sys_perf_event_open: pid %d  cpu %d  group_fd %d  flags %#lx\n",
 				  pid, cpus->map[cpu], group_fd, flags);
 
 			FD(evsel, cpu, thread) = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr,
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ retry_open:
 								     group_fd, flags);
 			if (FD(evsel, cpu, thread) < 0) {
 				err = -errno;
-				pr_debug2("perf_event_open failed, error %d\n",
+				pr_debug2("sys_perf_event_open failed, error %d\n",
 					  err);
 				goto try_fallback;
 			}