1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index a9f06715e44d..784ed6d6e0d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 
 #define DEFAULT_SEPARATOR       " "
+#define CNTR_NOT_SUPPORTED      "<not supported>"
+#define CNTR_NOT_COUNTED        "<not counted>"
 
 static struct perf_event_attr default_attrs[] = {
 
@@ -448,6 +450,7 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc __used, const char **argv)
                                 if (verbose)
                                         ui__warning("%s event is not supported by the kernel.\n",
                                                     event_name(counter));
+                                counter->supported = false;
                                 continue;
                         }
 
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc __used, const char **argv)
                         die("Not all events could be opened.\n");
                         return -1;
                 }
+                counter->supported = true;
         }
 
         if (perf_evlist__set_filters(evsel_list)) {
@@ -861,7 +865,7 @@ static void print_counter_aggr(struct perf_evsel *counter)
         if (scaled == -1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "%*s%s%*s",
                         csv_output ? 0 : 18,
-                        "<not counted>",
+                        counter->supported ? CNTR_NOT_COUNTED : CNTR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
                         csv_sep,
                         csv_output ? 0 : -24,
                         event_name(counter));
@@ -914,7 +918,8 @@ static void print_counter(struct perf_evsel *counter)
                                 csv_output ? 0 : -4,
                                 evsel_list->cpus->map[cpu], csv_sep,
                                 csv_output ? 0 : 18,
-                                "<not counted>", csv_sep,
+                                counter->supported ? CNTR_NOT_COUNTED : CNTR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+                                csv_sep,
                                 csv_output ? 0 : -24,
                                 event_name(counter));