diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 3ac4ee9c6a6e..397fb4ed3c97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	evsel->unit	   = "";
 	evsel->scale	   = 1.0;
 	evsel->evlist	   = NULL;
+	evsel->bpf_fd	   = -1;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->node);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->config_terms);
 	perf_evsel__object.init(evsel);
@@ -1356,6 +1357,22 @@ static int __perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 					  err);
 				goto try_fallback;
 			}
+
+			if (evsel->bpf_fd >= 0) {
+				int evt_fd = FD(evsel, cpu, thread);
+				int bpf_fd = evsel->bpf_fd;
+
+				err = ioctl(evt_fd,
+					    PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF,
+					    bpf_fd);
+				if (err && errno != EEXIST) {
+					pr_err("failed to attach bpf fd %d: %s\n",
+					       bpf_fd, strerror(errno));
+					err = -EINVAL;
+					goto out_close;
+				}
+			}
+
 			set_rlimit = NO_CHANGE;
 
 			/*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 1e8ff1906f71..0e49bd742c63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 	char			*group_name;
 	bool			cmdline_group_boundary;
 	struct list_head	config_terms;
+	int			bpf_fd;
 };
 
 union u64_swap {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index d97b03710331..cee8c619ec7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ static int add_bpf_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev, int fd,
 	struct __add_bpf_event_param *param = _param;
 	struct parse_events_evlist *evlist = param->data;
 	struct list_head *list = param->list;
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 	int err;
 
 	pr_debug("add bpf event %s:%s and attach bpf program %d\n",
@@ -562,6 +563,11 @@ static int add_bpf_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev, int fd,
 	}
 	pr_debug("adding %s:%s\n", tev->group, tev->event);
 
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &new_evsels, node) {
+		pr_debug("adding %s:%s to %p\n",
+			 tev->group, tev->event, pos);
+		pos->bpf_fd = fd;
+	}
 	list_splice(&new_evsels, list);
 	return 0;
 }