}
 
        if (is_kprobe || is_kretprobe) {
+               bool need_normal_check = true;
+               const char *event_prefix = "";
+
                if (is_kprobe)
                        event += 7;
                else
                if (isdigit(*event))
                        return populate_prog_array(event, fd);
 
-               snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-                        "echo '%c:%s %s' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events",
-                        is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
-               err = system(buf);
-               if (err < 0) {
-                       printf("failed to create kprobe '%s' error '%s'\n",
-                              event, strerror(errno));
-                       return -1;
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+               if (strncmp(event, "sys_", 4) == 0) {
+                       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+                                "echo '%c:__x64_%s __x64_%s' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events",
+                                is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
+                       err = system(buf);
+                       if (err >= 0) {
+                               need_normal_check = false;
+                               event_prefix = "__x64_";
+                       }
+               }
+#endif
+               if (need_normal_check) {
+                       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+                                "echo '%c:%s %s' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events",
+                                is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
+                       err = system(buf);
+                       if (err < 0) {
+                               printf("failed to create kprobe '%s' error '%s'\n",
+                                      event, strerror(errno));
+                               return -1;
+                       }
                }
 
                strcpy(buf, DEBUGFS);
                strcat(buf, "events/kprobes/");
+               strcat(buf, event_prefix);
                strcat(buf, event);
                strcat(buf, "/id");
        } else if (is_tracepoint) {