diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
index 1b997d2b89ce..127d648cc548 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ do { \
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
+#define PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | \
+			     PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
+
 static int test__checkevent_tracepoint(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
@@ -21,8 +24,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_tracepoint(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 1 == evlist->nr_entries);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-		(PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) ==
-		evsel->attr.sample_type);
+		PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -37,8 +39,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_tracepoint_multi(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type",
 			PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-			(PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-			== evsel->attr.sample_type);
+			PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period",
 			1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
 	}
@@ -428,8 +429,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_list(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-		(PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) ==
-		evsel->attr.sample_type);
+		PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);