diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 269997066f6e..84108c17f48d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2932,9 +2932,14 @@ void print_symbol_events(const char *event_glob, unsigned type,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max; i++, syms++) {
+		/*
+		 * New attr.config still not supported here, the latest
+		 * example was PERF_COUNT_SW_CGROUP_SWITCHES
+		 */
+		if (syms->symbol == NULL)
+			continue;
 
-		if (event_glob != NULL && syms->symbol != NULL &&
-		    !(strglobmatch(syms->symbol, event_glob) ||
+		if (event_glob != NULL && !(strglobmatch(syms->symbol, event_glob) ||
 		      (syms->alias && strglobmatch(syms->alias, event_glob))))
 			continue;