diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 4a3cd1b5bb33..a8d8463f8ee5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *orig)
 	evsel->auto_merge_stats = orig->auto_merge_stats;
 	evsel->collect_stat = orig->collect_stat;
 	evsel->weak_group = orig->weak_group;
+	evsel->use_config_name = orig->use_config_name;
 
 	if (evsel__copy_config_terms(evsel, orig) < 0)
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 75cf5dbfe208..bdad52a06438 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ struct evsel {
 		bool			collect_stat;
 		bool			weak_group;
 		bool			bpf_counter;
+		bool			use_config_name;
 		int			bpf_fd;
 		struct bpf_object	*bpf_obj;
+		struct list_head	config_terms;
 	};
 
 	/*
@@ -116,10 +118,8 @@ struct evsel {
 	bool			merged_stat;
 	bool			reset_group;
 	bool			errored;
-	bool			use_config_name;
 	struct hashmap		*per_pkg_mask;
 	struct evsel		*leader;
-	struct list_head	config_terms;
 	int			err;
 	int			cpu_iter;
 	struct {