diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index b81cec33b4b2..b8cf6cb7e1bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -311,6 +311,52 @@ static void pr_err_with_code(const char *msg, int err)
 	pr_err("\n");
 }
 
+static int perf_add_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int i, k;
+	const char *event = NULL, *group = NULL;
+
+	ret = convert_perf_probe_events(pevs, npevs);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_cleanup;
+
+	ret = apply_perf_probe_events(pevs, npevs);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_cleanup;
+
+	for (i = k = 0; i < npevs; i++)
+		k += pevs[i].ntevs;
+
+	pr_info("Added new event%s\n", (k > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
+	for (i = 0; i < npevs; i++) {
+		struct perf_probe_event *pev = &pevs[i];
+
+		for (k = 0; k < pev->ntevs; k++) {
+			struct probe_trace_event *tev = &pev->tevs[k];
+
+			/* We use tev's name for showing new events */
+			show_perf_probe_event(tev->group, tev->event, pev,
+					      tev->point.module, false);
+
+			/* Save the last valid name */
+			event = tev->event;
+			group = tev->group;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Note that it is possible to skip all events because of blacklist */
+	if (event) {
+		/* Show how to use the event. */
+		pr_info("\nYou can now use it in all perf tools, such as:\n\n");
+		pr_info("\tperf record -e %s:%s -aR sleep 1\n\n", group, event);
+	}
+
+out_cleanup:
+	cleanup_perf_probe_events(pevs, npevs);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
@@ -496,7 +542,7 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
 		}
 
-		ret = add_perf_probe_events(params.events, params.nevents);
+		ret = perf_add_probe_events(params.events, params.nevents);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			pr_err_with_code("  Error: Failed to add events.", ret);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 0d3a051b9202..01b9a5bd9449 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2180,9 +2180,9 @@ out:
 }
 
 /* Show an event */
-static int show_perf_probe_event(const char *group, const char *event,
-				 struct perf_probe_event *pev,
-				 const char *module, bool use_stdout)
+int show_perf_probe_event(const char *group, const char *event,
+			  struct perf_probe_event *pev,
+			  const char *module, bool use_stdout)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret;
@@ -2399,7 +2399,6 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 {
 	int i, fd, ret;
 	struct probe_trace_event *tev = NULL;
-	const char *event = NULL, *group = NULL;
 	struct strlist *namelist;
 
 	fd = probe_file__open(PF_FL_RW | (pev->uprobes ? PF_FL_UPROBE : 0));
@@ -2415,7 +2414,6 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 
 	ret = 0;
-	pr_info("Added new event%s\n", (ntevs > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
 	for (i = 0; i < ntevs; i++) {
 		tev = &tevs[i];
 		/* Skip if the symbol is out of .text or blacklisted */
@@ -2432,13 +2430,6 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
 
-		/* We use tev's name for showing new events */
-		show_perf_probe_event(tev->group, tev->event, pev,
-				      tev->point.module, false);
-		/* Save the last valid name */
-		event = tev->event;
-		group = tev->group;
-
 		/*
 		 * Probes after the first probe which comes from same
 		 * user input are always allowed to add suffix, because
@@ -2450,13 +2441,6 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	if (ret == -EINVAL && pev->uprobes)
 		warn_uprobe_event_compat(tev);
 
-	/* Note that it is possible to skip all events because of blacklist */
-	if (ret >= 0 && event) {
-		/* Show how to use the event. */
-		pr_info("\nYou can now use it in all perf tools, such as:\n\n");
-		pr_info("\tperf record -e %s:%s -aR sleep 1\n\n", group, event);
-	}
-
 	strlist__delete(namelist);
 close_out:
 	close(fd);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 70c327bd61de..610f743671e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ extern int convert_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs);
 extern int apply_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs);
 extern void cleanup_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs);
 extern int del_perf_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter);
+extern int show_perf_probe_event(const char *group, const char *event,
+				 struct perf_probe_event *pev,
+				 const char *module, bool use_stdout);
 extern int show_perf_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter);
 extern int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module,
 			   bool user);