3 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 7eba714f0d73..ebada37ef98a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2760,15 +2760,6 @@ int parse_events_terms__to_strbuf(const struct parse_events_terms *terms, struct
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void parse_events_evlist_error(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
-			       int idx, const char *str)
-{
-	if (!parse_state->error)
-		return;
-
-	parse_events_error__handle(parse_state->error, idx, strdup(str), NULL);
-}
-
 static void config_terms_list(char *buf, size_t buf_sz)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index e8f2aebea10f..290ae6c72ec5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ int parse_events_multi_pmu_add_or_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state
 					void *loc_);
 
 void parse_events__set_leader(char *name, struct list_head *list);
-void parse_events_evlist_error(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
-			       int idx, const char *str);
 
 struct event_symbol {
 	const char	*symbol;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 51490f0f8c50..2c4817e126c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -790,9 +790,15 @@ sep_slash_slash_dc: '/' '/' | ':' |
 
 %%
 
-void parse_events_error(YYLTYPE *loc, void *parse_state,
+void parse_events_error(YYLTYPE *loc, void *_parse_state,
 			void *scanner __maybe_unused,
 			char const *msg __maybe_unused)
 {
-	parse_events_evlist_error(parse_state, loc->last_column, "parser error");
+	struct parse_events_state *parse_state = _parse_state;
+
+	if (!parse_state->error || !list_empty(&parse_state->error->list))
+		return;
+
+	parse_events_error__handle(parse_state->error, loc->last_column,
+				   strdup("Unrecognized input"), NULL);
 }