diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 667cbca1547a..f82ef1e840b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -940,12 +940,12 @@ do {					\
 }
 
 int parse_events_add_breakpoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
-				void *ptr, char *type, u64 len)
+				u64 addr, char *type, u64 len)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
 
 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
-	attr.bp_addr = (unsigned long) ptr;
+	attr.bp_addr = addr;
 
 	if (parse_breakpoint_type(type, &attr))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 00cde7d2e30c..e80c9b74f2f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int parse_events_add_cache(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 			   struct parse_events_error *error,
 			   struct list_head *head_config);
 int parse_events_add_breakpoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
-				void *ptr, char *type, u64 len);
+				u64 addr, char *type, u64 len);
 int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			 struct list_head *list, char *name,
 			 struct list_head *head_config,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 645bf4f1859f..d5b6aff82f21 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_VALUE '/' PE_VALUE ':' PE_MODIFIER_BP sep_dc
 	list = alloc_list();
 	ABORT_ON(!list);
 	err = parse_events_add_breakpoint(list, &parse_state->idx,
-					(void *)(uintptr_t) $2, $6, $4);
+					  $2, $6, $4);
 	free($6);
 	if (err) {
 		free(list);
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_VALUE '/' PE_VALUE sep_dc
 	list = alloc_list();
 	ABORT_ON(!list);
 	if (parse_events_add_breakpoint(list, &parse_state->idx,
-						(void *)(uintptr_t) $2, NULL, $4)) {
+					$2, NULL, $4)) {
 		free(list);
 		YYABORT;
 	}
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_VALUE ':' PE_MODIFIER_BP sep_dc
 	list = alloc_list();
 	ABORT_ON(!list);
 	err = parse_events_add_breakpoint(list, &parse_state->idx,
-					(void *)(uintptr_t) $2, $4, 0);
+					  $2, $4, 0);
 	free($4);
 	if (err) {
 		free(list);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_VALUE sep_dc
 	list = alloc_list();
 	ABORT_ON(!list);
 	if (parse_events_add_breakpoint(list, &parse_state->idx,
-						(void *)(uintptr_t) $2, NULL, 0)) {
+					$2, NULL, 0)) {
 		free(list);
 		YYABORT;
 	}