diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 586ab3fe60f8..531c283fc0c5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static struct event_symbol event_symbols[] = {
   { CHW(BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS),		"branch-instructions",		"branches"		},
   { CHW(BRANCH_MISSES),			"branch-misses",		""			},
   { CHW(BUS_CYCLES),			"bus-cycles",			""			},
+  { CHW(REF_CPU_CYCLES),		"ref-cycles",			""			},
 
   { CSW(CPU_CLOCK),			"cpu-clock",			""			},
   { CSW(TASK_CLOCK),			"task-clock",			""			},
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ static const char *hw_event_names[PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX] = {
 	"bus-cycles",
 	"stalled-cycles-frontend",
 	"stalled-cycles-backend",
+	"ref-cycles",
 };
 
 static const char *sw_event_names[PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX] = {