diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 0648b84a91712c520a292d004a9205ed7c14fdb8..636d7b42d8447f93917ce64b0aff528fd3fceed6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <api/fs/fs.h>
 #include "tests.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
 #include <api/fs/fs.h>
 
@@ -1753,6 +1754,17 @@ static int test_pmu_events(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void debug_warn(const char *warn, va_list params)
+{
+	char msg[1024];
+
+	if (!verbose)
+		return;
+
+	vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), warn, params);
+	fprintf(stderr, " Warning: %s\n", msg);
+}
+
 int test__parse_events(void)
 {
 	int ret1, ret2 = 0;
@@ -1764,6 +1776,8 @@ do {							\
 		ret2 = ret1;				\
 } while (0)
 
+	set_warning_routine(debug_warn);
+
 	TEST_EVENTS(test__events);
 
 	if (test_pmu())
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/usage.c b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
index 4007aca8e0caa550a3fd551accf66810f2e19be9..6adfa18cdd4e0289a83bfca59a5f2901cdeb63b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/usage.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ void set_die_routine(void (*routine)(const char *err, va_list params) NORETURN)
 	die_routine = routine;
 }
 
+void set_warning_routine(void (*routine)(const char *err, va_list params))
+{
+	warn_routine = routine;
+}
+
 void usage(const char *err)
 {
 	usage_routine(err);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 3d5b01e8978fe3f0216a45a19149d15f79b6dd5a..4cfb913aa9e04bffd94286ac426bac4c1221e9c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ extern void warning(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
 
 
 extern void set_die_routine(void (*routine)(const char *err, va_list params) NORETURN);
+extern void set_warning_routine(void (*routine)(const char *err, va_list params));
 
 extern int prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix);
 extern void set_buildid_dir(const char *dir);