1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index a06689474210..6cbe092e6c3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ r{num_raw_hex}		{ return raw(yyscanner); }
 ,                       { return ','; }
 :                       { return ':'; }
 =                       { return '='; }
+\n                      { }
 
 <mem>{
 {modifier_bp}           { return str(yyscanner, PE_MODIFIER_BP); }