diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 09e738fe9ea2..13cef3c65565 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ event		[^,{}/]+
 num_dec		[0-9]+
 num_hex		0x[a-fA-F0-9]+
 num_raw_hex	[a-fA-F0-9]+
-name		[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9_*?]*
-name_minus	[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9\-_*?]*
+name		[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9_*?.]*
+name_minus	[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9\-_*?.]*
 /* If you add a modifier you need to update check_modifier() */
 modifier_event	[ukhpGHSDI]+
 modifier_bp	[rwx]{1,3}
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ modifier_bp	[rwx]{1,3}
 			return PE_EVENT_NAME;
 		}
 
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