diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 278aebe5d65b..80a50fdb6d8a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ static int config_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int parse_events_add_numeric(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
+int parse_events_add_numeric(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
+			     struct list_head *list,
 			     u32 type, u64 config,
 			     struct list_head *head_config)
 {
@@ -636,10 +637,10 @@ int parse_events_add_numeric(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 	attr.config = config;
 
 	if (head_config &&
-	    config_attr(&attr, head_config, NULL))
+	    config_attr(&attr, head_config, data->error))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return add_event(list, idx, &attr, NULL);
+	return add_event(list, &data->idx, &attr, NULL);
 }
 
 static int parse_events__is_name_term(struct parse_events_term *term)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 6286ffdf2295..e236f1b6ac6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ int parse_events__modifier_group(struct list_head *list, char *event_mod);
 int parse_events_name(struct list_head *list, char *name);
 int parse_events_add_tracepoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 				char *sys, char *event);
-int parse_events_add_numeric(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
+int parse_events_add_numeric(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
+			     struct list_head *list,
 			     u32 type, u64 config,
 			     struct list_head *head_config);
 int parse_events_add_cache(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 38a0f21fc433..3d11e00243e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ value_sym '/' event_config '/'
 	int config = $1 & 255;
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(list, &data->idx,
-					  type, config, $3));
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(data, list, type, config, $3));
 	parse_events__free_terms($3);
 	$$ = list;
 }
@@ -288,8 +287,7 @@ value_sym sep_slash_dc
 	int config = $1 & 255;
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(list, &data->idx,
-					  type, config, NULL));
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(data, list, type, config, NULL));
 	$$ = list;
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +403,7 @@ PE_VALUE ':' PE_VALUE
 	struct list_head *list;
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(list, &data->idx, (u32)$1, $3, NULL));
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(data, list, (u32)$1, $3, NULL));
 	$$ = list;
 }
 
@@ -416,8 +414,7 @@ PE_RAW
 	struct list_head *list;
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(list, &data->idx,
-					  PERF_TYPE_RAW, $1, NULL));
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(data, list, PERF_TYPE_RAW, $1, NULL));
 	$$ = list;
 }