}
 
 static int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
-                        struct list_head *list, const char *name,
-                        const struct parse_events_terms *const_parsed_terms,
-                        bool auto_merge_stats, void *loc_)
+                               struct list_head *list, struct perf_pmu *pmu,
+                               const struct parse_events_terms *const_parsed_terms,
+                               bool auto_merge_stats)
 {
        struct perf_event_attr attr;
        struct perf_pmu_info info;
-       struct perf_pmu *pmu;
        struct evsel *evsel;
        struct parse_events_error *err = parse_state->error;
-       YYLTYPE *loc = loc_;
        LIST_HEAD(config_terms);
        struct parse_events_terms parsed_terms;
        bool alias_rewrote_terms = false;
 
-       pmu = parse_state->fake_pmu ?: perf_pmus__find(name);
-
-       if (!pmu) {
-               char *err_str;
-
-               if (asprintf(&err_str,
-                               "Cannot find PMU `%s'. Missing kernel support?",
-                               name) >= 0)
-                       parse_events_error__handle(err, loc->first_column, err_str, NULL);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
        parse_events_terms__init(&parsed_terms);
        if (const_parsed_terms) {
                int ret = parse_events_terms__copy(const_parsed_terms, &parsed_terms);
 
                strbuf_init(&sb, /*hint=*/ 0);
                if (pmu->selectable && list_empty(&parsed_terms.terms)) {
-                       strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s//", name);
+                       strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s//", pmu->name);
                } else {
-                       strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/", name);
+                       strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/", pmu->name);
                        parse_events_terms__to_strbuf(&parsed_terms, &sb);
                        strbuf_addch(&sb, '/');
                }
 
                strbuf_init(&sb, /*hint=*/ 0);
                parse_events_terms__to_strbuf(&parsed_terms, &sb);
-               fprintf(stderr, "..after resolving event: %s/%s/\n", name, sb.buf);
+               fprintf(stderr, "..after resolving event: %s/%s/\n", pmu->name, sb.buf);
                strbuf_release(&sb);
        }
 
                        continue;
 
                auto_merge_stats = perf_pmu__auto_merge_stats(pmu);
-               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, pmu->name,
-                                         &parsed_terms, auto_merge_stats, loc)) {
+               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, pmu,
+                                         &parsed_terms, auto_merge_stats)) {
                        struct strbuf sb;
 
                        strbuf_init(&sb, /*hint=*/ 0);
        }
 
        if (parse_state->fake_pmu) {
-               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, event_name, &parsed_terms,
-                                         /*auto_merge_stats=*/true, loc)) {
+               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, parse_state->fake_pmu, &parsed_terms,
+                                         /*auto_merge_stats=*/true)) {
                        struct strbuf sb;
 
                        strbuf_init(&sb, /*hint=*/ 0);
 {
        char *pattern = NULL;
        YYLTYPE *loc = loc_;
-       struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+       struct perf_pmu *pmu;
        int ok = 0;
        char *help;
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(*listp);
 
        /* Attempt to add to list assuming event_or_pmu is a PMU name. */
-       if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, *listp, event_or_pmu, const_parsed_terms,
-                                       /*auto_merge_stats=*/false, loc))
+       pmu = parse_state->fake_pmu ?: perf_pmus__find(event_or_pmu);
+       if (pmu && !parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, *listp, pmu, const_parsed_terms,
+                                       /*auto_merge_stats=*/false))
                return 0;
 
+       pmu = NULL;
        /* Failed to add, try wildcard expansion of event_or_pmu as a PMU name. */
        if (asprintf(&pattern, "%s*", event_or_pmu) < 0) {
                zfree(listp);
                    !perf_pmu__match(pattern, pmu->alias_name, event_or_pmu)) {
                        bool auto_merge_stats = perf_pmu__auto_merge_stats(pmu);
 
-                       if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, *listp, pmu->name,
+                       if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, *listp, pmu,
                                                  const_parsed_terms,
-                                                 auto_merge_stats, loc)) {
+                                                 auto_merge_stats)) {
                                ok++;
                                parse_state->wild_card_pmus = true;
                        }