diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 54355d3caf09..c3edb373ed86 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1260,6 +1260,52 @@ int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
 	return evsel ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
+			       char *str, struct list_head **listp)
+{
+	struct list_head *head;
+	struct parse_events_term *term;
+	struct list_head *list;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+	int ok = 0;
+
+	*listp = NULL;
+	/* Add it for all PMUs that support the alias */
+	list = malloc(sizeof(struct list_head));
+	if (!list)
+		return -1;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
+	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
+		struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(alias, &pmu->aliases, list) {
+			if (!strcasecmp(alias->name, str)) {
+				head = malloc(sizeof(struct list_head));
+				if (!head)
+					return -1;
+				INIT_LIST_HEAD(head);
+				if (parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
+							   str, 1, false, &str, NULL) < 0)
+					return -1;
+				list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
+
+				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(data, list,
+						  pmu->name, head)) {
+					pr_debug("%s -> %s/%s/\n", str,
+						 pmu->name, alias->str);
+					ok++;
+				}
+
+				parse_events_terms__delete(head);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (!ok)
+		return -1;
+	*listp = list;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int parse_events__modifier_group(struct list_head *list,
 				 char *event_mod)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 8c72b0ff7fcb..deca9ce965a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ int parse_events_add_breakpoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
 			 struct list_head *list, char *name,
 			 struct list_head *head_config);
+
+int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
+			       char *str,
+			       struct list_head **listp);
+
 enum perf_pmu_event_symbol_type
 perf_pmu__parse_check(const char *name);
 void parse_events__set_leader(char *name, struct list_head *list);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 30f018ea1370..36af02f95243 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -236,37 +236,9 @@ PE_NAME opt_event_config
 |
 PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT sep_dc
 {
-	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;
-	struct list_head *head;
-	struct parse_events_term *term;
 	struct list_head *list;
-	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
-	int ok = 0;
 
-	/* Add it for all PMUs that support the alias */
-	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
-		struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
-
-		list_for_each_entry(alias, &pmu->aliases, list) {
-			if (!strcasecmp(alias->name, $1)) {
-				ALLOC_LIST(head);
-				ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					$1, 1, false, &@1, NULL));
-				list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
-
-				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(data, list,
-						  pmu->name, head)) {
-					pr_debug("%s -> %s/%s/\n", $1,
-						 pmu->name, alias->str);
-					ok++;
-				}
-
-				parse_events_terms__delete(head);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if (!ok)
+	if (parse_events_multi_pmu_add(_data, $1, &list) < 0)
 		YYABORT;
 	$$ = list;
 }