1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index dcfdafdc2f1c..6680e4fb7967 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ do {							\
         yycolumn += yyleng;                             \
 } while (0);
 
+#define USER_REJECT             \
+        yycolumn -= yyleng;     \
+        REJECT
+
 %}
 
 %x mem
@@ -335,8 +339,8 @@ r{num_raw_hex}		{ return raw(yyscanner); }
 {num_hex}               { return value(yyscanner, 16); }
 
 {modifier_event}        { return str(yyscanner, PE_MODIFIER_EVENT); }
-{bpf_object}            { if (!isbpf(yyscanner)) REJECT; return str(yyscanner, PE_BPF_OBJECT); }
-{bpf_source}            { if (!isbpf(yyscanner)) REJECT; return str(yyscanner, PE_BPF_SOURCE); }
+{bpf_object}            { if (!isbpf(yyscanner)) USER_REJECT; return str(yyscanner, PE_BPF_OBJECT); }
+{bpf_source}            { if (!isbpf(yyscanner)) USER_REJECT; return str(yyscanner, PE_BPF_SOURCE); }
 {name}                  { return pmu_str_check(yyscanner); }
 "/"                     { BEGIN(config); return '/'; }
 -                       { return '-'; }