diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 486e84ccb1f92545ec0d4f74aaa153abf0ff8049..58f59bdb590bead7b0fc9f15e6099977a337c514 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -897,6 +897,9 @@ struct perf_pmu_events_attr {
 	const char *event_str;
 };
 
+ssize_t perf_event_sysfs_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			      char *page);
+
 #define PMU_EVENT_ATTR(_name, _var, _id, _show)				\
 static struct perf_pmu_events_attr _var = {				\
 	.attr = __ATTR(_name, 0444, _show, NULL),			\
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 4c1ee7f2bebc4bfb1434fe472f0d66f120f8cdc0..934687f8d51b53fa19c6222398ecce63f9202534 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8276,6 +8276,18 @@ void __init perf_event_init(void)
 		     != 1024);
 }
 
+ssize_t perf_event_sysfs_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			      char *page)
+{
+	struct perf_pmu_events_attr *pmu_attr =
+		container_of(attr, struct perf_pmu_events_attr, attr);
+
+	if (pmu_attr->event_str)
+		return sprintf(page, "%s\n", pmu_attr->event_str);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __init perf_event_sysfs_init(void)
 {
 	struct pmu *pmu;