__ltrim_colon_completions $cur
 }
 
+__perf_prev_skip_opts ()
+{
+       local i cmd_ cmds_
+
+       let i=cword-1
+       cmds_=$($cmd --list-cmds)
+       prev_skip_opts=()
+       while [ $i -ge 0 ]; do
+               for cmd_ in $cmds_; do
+                       if [[ ${words[i]} == $cmd_ ]]; then
+                               prev_skip_opts=${words[i]}
+                               return
+                       fi
+               done
+               ((i--))
+       done
+}
 __perf_main ()
 {
        local cmd
        cmd=${words[0]}
        COMPREPLY=()
 
+       # Skip options backward and find the last perf command
+       __perf_prev_skip_opts
        # List perf subcommands or long options
        if [ $cword -eq 1 ]; then
                if [[ $cur == --* ]]; then
                __perfcomp_colon "$evts" "$cur"
        else
                # List subcommands for perf commands
-               if [[ $prev == @(kvm|kmem|mem|lock|sched) ]]; then
-                       subcmds=$($cmd $prev --list-cmds)
+               if [[ $prev_skip_opts == @(kvm|kmem|mem|lock|sched) ]]; then
+                       subcmds=$($cmd $prev_skip_opts --list-cmds)
                        __perfcomp_colon "$subcmds" "$cur"
                fi
                # List long option names