diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index d5b6aff82f217..d57ac86ce7ca2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static void inc_group_count(struct list_head *list,
 %type <str> PE_EVENT_NAME
 %type <str> PE_PMU_EVENT_PRE PE_PMU_EVENT_SUF PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT PE_PMU_EVENT_FAKE
 %type <str> PE_DRV_CFG_TERM
+%type <str> event_pmu_name
 %destructor { free ($$); } <str>
 %type <term> event_term
 %destructor { parse_events_term__delete ($$); } <term>
@@ -272,8 +273,11 @@ event_def: event_pmu |
 	   event_legacy_raw sep_dc |
 	   event_bpf_file
 
+event_pmu_name:
+PE_NAME | PE_PMU_EVENT_PRE
+
 event_pmu:
-PE_NAME opt_pmu_config
+event_pmu_name opt_pmu_config
 {
 	struct parse_events_state *parse_state = _parse_state;
 	struct parse_events_error *error = parse_state->error;