diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 5941927a4b7f..7f2f51f93619 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -457,6 +457,36 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+static int test__checkevent_pmu_events_mix(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+
+	/* pmu-event:u */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->nr_entries);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user",
+			!evsel->attr.exclude_user);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel",
+			evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->attr.pinned);
+
+	/* cpu/pmu-event/u*/
+	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->nr_entries);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_RAW == evsel->attr.type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user",
+			!evsel->attr.exclude_user);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel",
+			evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->attr.pinned);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int test__checkterms_simple(struct list_head *terms)
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
@@ -1554,6 +1584,12 @@ static int test_pmu_events(void)
 		e.check = test__checkevent_pmu_events;
 
 		ret = test_event(&e);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+		snprintf(name, MAX_NAME, "%s:u,cpu/event=%s/u", ent->d_name, ent->d_name);
+		e.name  = name;
+		e.check = test__checkevent_pmu_events_mix;
+		ret = test_event(&e);
 #undef MAX_NAME
 	}