diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index b5b87a24a9e7993537acda257551acaf8a0c98bb..87b9961646e4a5f08728e694549195d9eeb2ad86 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms,
 	},
 	{
-		.desc = "detect open syscall event",
-		.func = test__open_syscall_event,
+		.desc = "detect openat syscall event",
+		.func = test__openat_syscall_event,
 	},
 	{
-		.desc = "detect open syscall event on all cpus",
-		.func = test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus,
+		.desc = "detect openat syscall event on all cpus",
+		.func = test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus,
 	},
 	{
 		.desc = "read samples using the mmap interface",
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test,
 	},
 	{
-		.desc = "Generate and check syscalls:sys_enter_open event fields",
-		.func = test__syscall_open_tp_fields,
+		.desc = "Generate and check syscalls:sys_enter_openat event fields",
+		.func = test__syscall_openat_tp_fields,
 	},
 	{
 		.desc = "struct perf_event_attr setup",
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-all-cpus.c
index 3ec885c48f8fbcc77bdeaf0891fa54a2aa3935bc..e34dfdf96b5acc601ea50e7616c165647f6291ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
-int test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
+int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 {
 	int err = -1, fd, cpu;
 	struct cpu_map *cpus;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
-	unsigned int nr_open_calls = 111, i;
+	unsigned int nr_openat_calls = 111, i;
 	cpu_set_t cpu_set;
 	struct thread_map *threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 
 	CPU_ZERO(&cpu_set);
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_open");
+	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
 		if (tracefs_configured())
 			pr_debug("is tracefs mounted on /sys/kernel/tracing?\n");
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 	}
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cpus->nr; ++cpu) {
-		unsigned int ncalls = nr_open_calls + cpu;
+		unsigned int ncalls = nr_openat_calls + cpu;
 		/*
 		 * XXX eventually lift this restriction in a way that
 		 * keeps perf building on older glibc installations
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 			goto out_close_fd;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < ncalls; ++i) {
-			fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY);
+			fd = openat(0, "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY);
 			close(fd);
 		}
 		CPU_CLR(cpus->map[cpu], &cpu_set);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		expected = nr_open_calls + cpu;
+		expected = nr_openat_calls + cpu;
 		if (evsel->counts->cpu[cpu].val != expected) {
 			pr_debug("perf_evsel__read_on_cpu: expected to intercept %d calls on cpu %d, got %" PRIu64 "\n",
 				 expected, cpus->map[cpu], evsel->counts->cpu[cpu].val);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
index 127dcae0b76033cf457a4a4ff572da6771594e6f..6245221479d766fb9e227064bcdc42742cae65d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "tests.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
-int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void)
+int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(void)
 {
 	struct record_opts opts = {
 		.target = {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_open");
+	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("%s: perf_evsel__newtp\n", __func__);
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void)
 	/*
 	 * Generate the event:
 	 */
-	open(filename, flags);
+	openat(AT_FDCWD, filename, flags);
 
 	while (1) {
 		int before = nr_events;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall.c b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall.c
index 07aa319bf334f37cc63d5c17efacce2faca54676..9f9491bb8e4897faddcffed824b3d094f73b7d3d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall.c
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "tests.h"
 
-int test__open_syscall_event(void)
+int test__openat_syscall_event(void)
 {
 	int err = -1, fd;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
-	unsigned int nr_open_calls = 111, i;
+	unsigned int nr_openat_calls = 111, i;
 	struct thread_map *threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int test__open_syscall_event(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_open");
+	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
 		if (tracefs_configured())
 			pr_debug("is tracefs mounted on /sys/kernel/tracing?\n");
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ int test__open_syscall_event(void)
 		goto out_evsel_delete;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_open_calls; ++i) {
-		fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY);
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_openat_calls; ++i) {
+		fd = openat(0, "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY);
 		close(fd);
 	}
 
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ int test__open_syscall_event(void)
 		goto out_close_fd;
 	}
 
-	if (evsel->counts->cpu[0].val != nr_open_calls) {
+	if (evsel->counts->cpu[0].val != nr_openat_calls) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evsel__read_on_cpu: expected to intercept %d calls, got %" PRIu64 "\n",
-			 nr_open_calls, evsel->counts->cpu[0].val);
+			 nr_openat_calls, evsel->counts->cpu[0].val);
 		goto out_close_fd;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 82d2a1636f7f1f3d18a0901298a1a51e0b14777d..d76963f7ad3d4a0a117af25f69bcc364d475fa11 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_list(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
 
-	/* syscalls:sys_enter_open:k */
+	/* syscalls:sys_enter_openat:k */
 	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int test__group3(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 5 == evlist->nr_entries);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups", 2 == evlist->nr_groups);
 
-	/* group1 syscalls:sys_enter_open:H */
+	/* group1 syscalls:sys_enter_openat:H */
 	evsel = leader = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ struct evlist_test {
 
 static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 	{
-		.name  = "syscalls:sys_enter_open",
+		.name  = "syscalls:sys_enter_openat",
 		.check = test__checkevent_tracepoint,
 		.id    = 0,
 	},
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.id    = 11,
 	},
 	{
-		.name  = "syscalls:sys_enter_open:k",
+		.name  = "syscalls:sys_enter_openat:k",
 		.check = test__checkevent_tracepoint_modifier,
 		.id    = 12,
 	},
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.id    = 22,
 	},
 	{
-		.name  = "r1,syscalls:sys_enter_open:k,1:1:hp",
+		.name  = "r1,syscalls:sys_enter_openat:k,1:1:hp",
 		.check = test__checkevent_list,
 		.id    = 23,
 	},
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.id    = 29,
 	},
 	{
-		.name  = "group1{syscalls:sys_enter_open:H,cycles:kppp},group2{cycles,1:3}:G,instructions:u",
+		.name  = "group1{syscalls:sys_enter_openat:H,cycles:kppp},group2{cycles,1:3}:G,instructions:u",
 		.check = test__group3,
 		.id    = 30,
 	},
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 87bcaf16ae990bf339861638ff2e1011afa1b25b..8e5038b48ba8dfe3313d9c508156ae9b4ecb8c5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ enum {
 
 /* Tests */
 int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(void);
-int test__open_syscall_event(void);
-int test__open_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void);
+int test__openat_syscall_event(void);
+int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void);
 int test__basic_mmap(void);
 int test__PERF_RECORD(void);
 int test__rdpmc(void);
 int test__perf_evsel__roundtrip_name_test(void);
 int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(void);
-int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void);
+int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(void);
 int test__pmu(void);
 int test__attr(void);
 int test__dso_data(void);