diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 649083f27e08bfbfa952b10bb68fc8639f4d1195..917a0ca521c1ac936259fab309000c5d4070c4d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -490,6 +490,31 @@ parse_multiple_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name, const char *evt_exp,
 	return EVT_HANDLED_ALL;
 }
 
+static int store_event_type(const char *orgname)
+{
+	char filename[PATH_MAX], *c;
+	FILE *file;
+	int id, n;
+
+	sprintf(filename, "%s/", debugfs_path);
+	strncat(filename, orgname, strlen(orgname));
+	strcat(filename, "/id");
+
+	c = strchr(filename, ':');
+	if (c)
+		*c = '/';
+
+	file = fopen(filename, "r");
+	if (!file)
+		return 0;
+	n = fscanf(file, "%i", &id);
+	fclose(file);
+	if (n < 1) {
+		pr_err("cannot store event ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return perf_header__push_event(id, orgname);
+}
 
 static enum event_result parse_tracepoint_event(const char **strp,
 				    struct perf_event_attr *attr)
@@ -533,9 +558,13 @@ static enum event_result parse_tracepoint_event(const char **strp,
 		*strp += strlen(sys_name) + evt_length;
 		return parse_multiple_tracepoint_event(sys_name, evt_name,
 						       flags);
-	} else
+	} else {
+		if (store_event_type(evt_name) < 0)
+			return EVT_FAILED;
+
 		return parse_single_tracepoint_event(sys_name, evt_name,
 						     evt_length, attr, strp);
+	}
 }
 
 static enum event_result
@@ -778,41 +807,11 @@ parse_event_symbols(const char **str, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int store_event_type(const char *orgname)
-{
-	char filename[PATH_MAX], *c;
-	FILE *file;
-	int id, n;
-
-	sprintf(filename, "%s/", debugfs_path);
-	strncat(filename, orgname, strlen(orgname));
-	strcat(filename, "/id");
-
-	c = strchr(filename, ':');
-	if (c)
-		*c = '/';
-
-	file = fopen(filename, "r");
-	if (!file)
-		return 0;
-	n = fscanf(file, "%i", &id);
-	fclose(file);
-	if (n < 1) {
-		pr_err("cannot store event ID\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return perf_header__push_event(id, orgname);
-}
-
 int parse_events(const struct option *opt __used, const char *str, int unset __used)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
 	enum event_result ret;
 
-	if (strchr(str, ':'))
-		if (store_event_type(str) < 0)
-			return -1;
-
 	for (;;) {
 		memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
 		ret = parse_event_symbols(&str, &attr);