diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 4eb67ec333f1..ac9db9f699f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -299,6 +299,18 @@ PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_VALUE sep_dc
 }
 
 event_legacy_tracepoint:
+PE_NAME '-' PE_NAME ':' PE_NAME
+{
+	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;
+	struct list_head *list;
+	char sys_name[128];
+	snprintf(&sys_name, 128, "%s-%s", $1, $3);
+
+	ALLOC_LIST(list);
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_tracepoint(list, &data->idx, &sys_name, $5));
+	$$ = list;
+}
+|
 PE_NAME ':' PE_NAME
 {
 	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;