diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 8f88f63bf96c9112451b79711621fdd0e4adea28..d445b1144c879a8af4d2a7b758ccc02703e3815b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ config_term_avail(int term_type, struct parse_events_error *err)
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG1:
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2:
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME:
+	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
 		return true;
 	default:
 		if (!err)