diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index a14995835d85..a7dc0b096974 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static int config_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 static int get_config_terms(struct list_head *head_config,
 			    struct list_head *head_terms __maybe_unused)
 {
-#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type)					\
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __weak)				\
 	struct perf_evsel_config_term *__t;			\
 								\
 	__t = zalloc(sizeof(*__t));				\
@@ -1222,18 +1222,18 @@ static int get_config_terms(struct list_head *head_config,
 								\
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__t->list);				\
 	__t->type       = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_ ## __type;	\
-	__t->weak	= term->weak;				\
+	__t->weak	= __weak;				\
 	list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms)
 
-#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(__type, __name, __val)		\
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(__type, __name, __val, __weak)	\
 do {								\
-	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type);				\
+	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __weak);			\
 	__t->val.__name = __val;				\
 } while (0)
 
-#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __val)			\
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __val, __weak)		\
 do {								\
-	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type);				\
+	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __weak);			\
 	__t->val.str = strdup(__val);				\
 	if (!__t->val.str) {					\
 		zfree(&__t);					\
@@ -1247,62 +1247,62 @@ do {								\
 	list_for_each_entry(term, head_config, list) {
 		switch (term->type_term) {
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERIOD, period, term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(FREQ, freq, term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(TIME, time, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(TIME, time, term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(CALLGRAPH, term->val.str);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(CALLGRAPH, term->val.str, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(BRANCH, term->val.str);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(BRANCH, term->val.str, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(STACK_USER, stack_user,
-					    term->val.num);
+					    term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit,
-					    term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+					    term->val.num ? 1 : 0, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit,
-					    term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+					    term->val.num ? 0 : 1, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_STACK:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_STACK, max_stack,
-					    term->val.num);
+					    term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_EVENTS:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_EVENTS, max_events,
-					    term->val.num);
+					    term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_OVERWRITE:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite,
-					    term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+					    term->val.num ? 1 : 0, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOOVERWRITE:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite,
-					    term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+					    term->val.num ? 0 : 1, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(DRV_CFG, term->val.str, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERCORE, percore,
-					    term->val.num ? true : false);
+					    term->val.num ? true : false, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output,
-					    term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+					    term->val.num ? 1 : 0, term->weak);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size,
-					    term->val.num);
+					    term->val.num, term->weak);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_config,
 	}
 
 	if (bits)
-		ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);
+		ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits, false);
 
 #undef ADD_CONFIG_TERM
 	return 0;