diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
index 85a5e35dd147..05bd9dfe875c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int cmd_evlist(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('F', "freq", &details.freq, "Show the sample frequency"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &details.verbose,
 		    "Show all event attr details"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "group", &symbol_conf.event_group,
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "group", &details.event_group,
 		    "Show event group information"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int cmd_evlist(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (argc)
 		usage_with_options(evlist_usage, options);
 
-	if (symbol_conf.event_group && (details.verbose || details.freq)) {
+	if (details.event_group && (details.verbose || details.freq)) {
 		pr_err("--group option is not compatible with other options\n");
 		usage_with_options(evlist_usage, options);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a54701504606..9c82f98f26de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ int perf_evsel__fprintf(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	bool first = true;
 	int printed = 0;
 
-	if (symbol_conf.event_group) {
+	if (details->event_group) {
 		struct perf_evsel *pos;
 
 		if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 8512f6a8a6ea..52021c3087df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ static inline bool perf_evsel__is_group_leader(const struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 struct perf_attr_details {
 	bool freq;
 	bool verbose;
+	bool event_group;
 };
 
 int perf_evsel__fprintf(struct perf_evsel *evsel,