1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 2c4d3017441b..31beedcf61c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -466,7 +466,16 @@ static void get_new_event_name(char *buf, size_t len, const char *base,
                                struct strlist *namelist)
 {
         int i, ret;
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_EVENT_INDEX; i++) {
+
+        /* Try no suffix */
+        ret = e_snprintf(buf, len, "%s", base);
+        if (ret < 0)
+                die("snprintf() failed: %s", strerror(-ret));
+        if (!strlist__has_entry(namelist, buf))
+                return;
+
+        /* Try to add suffix */
+        for (i = 1; i < MAX_EVENT_INDEX; i++) {
                 ret = e_snprintf(buf, len, "%s_%d", base, i);
                 if (ret < 0)
                         die("snprintf() failed: %s", strerror(-ret));