diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt
index 628026dbedc5956fa74db84983f0d8547146c525..f15b306be1834e33da6a58c1b5dd4e8201dc82cd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt
@@ -267,11 +267,15 @@ taskset.
 --no-merge::
 Do not merge results from same PMUs.
 
-When multiple events are created from a single event alias, stat will,
-by default, aggregate the event counts and show the result in a single
-row. This option disables that behavior and shows the individual events
-and counts. Aliases are listed immediately after the Kernel PMU events
-by perf list.
+When multiple events are created from a single event specification,
+stat will, by default, aggregate the event counts and show the result
+in a single row. This option disables that behavior and shows
+the individual events and counts.
+
+Multiple events are created from a single event specification when:
+1. Prefix or glob matching is used for the PMU name.
+2. Aliases, which are listed immediately after the Kernel PMU events
+   by perf list, are used.
 
 --smi-cost::
 Measure SMI cost if msr/aperf/ and msr/smi/ events are supported.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index bafc91edcb44f8ff3c036b21cdacd15f7319dd34..4e80ca320399c577afee0bdf8c001d675a4ac755 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ int parse_events_add_numeric(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			 get_config_name(head_config), &config_terms);
 }
 
-static int __parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
+int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			 struct list_head *list, char *name,
 			 struct list_head *head_config, bool auto_merge_stats)
 {
@@ -1287,13 +1287,6 @@ static int __parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 	return evsel ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
-			 struct list_head *list, char *name,
-			 struct list_head *head_config)
-{
-	return __parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, name, head_config, false);
-}
-
 int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			       char *str, struct list_head **listp)
 {
@@ -1323,8 +1316,8 @@ int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 					return -1;
 				list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
 
-				if (!__parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list,
-							    pmu->name, head, true)) {
+				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list,
+							  pmu->name, head, true)) {
 					pr_debug("%s -> %s/%s/\n", str,
 						 pmu->name, alias->str);
 					ok++;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 88108cd11b4c80132d7b9b80f1b53d727d2bac1b..5015cfd58277a6a83a218665f38785c65a10b645 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int parse_events_add_breakpoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 				void *ptr, char *type, u64 len);
 int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			 struct list_head *list, char *name,
-			 struct list_head *head_config);
+			 struct list_head *head_config, bool auto_merge_stats);
 
 int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			       char *str,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index dedf184b5bed393814df696e6eedef4308f807d7..7afeb80cc39eed61632940ea163165a6f7a11da7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ PE_NAME opt_event_config
 		YYABORT;
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	if (parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, $1, $2)) {
+	if (parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, $1, $2, false)) {
 		struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
 		int ok = 0;
 		char *pattern;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ PE_NAME opt_event_config
 					free(pattern);
 					YYABORT;
 				}
-				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, pmu->name, terms))
+				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, pmu->name, terms, true))
 					ok++;
 				parse_events_terms__delete(terms);
 			}