diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index cd1725643ef7..69d2d71e16ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -2184,32 +2184,6 @@ static void hit_auxtrace_snapshot_trigger(struct record *rec)
 	}
 }
 
-static void record__uniquify_name(struct record *rec)
-{
-	struct evsel *pos;
-	struct evlist *evlist = rec->evlist;
-	char *new_name;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (perf_pmus__num_core_pmus() == 1)
-		return;
-
-	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
-		if (!evsel__is_hybrid(pos))
-			continue;
-
-		if (strchr(pos->name, '/'))
-			continue;
-
-		ret = asprintf(&new_name, "%s/%s/",
-			       pos->pmu_name, pos->name);
-		if (ret) {
-			free(pos->name);
-			pos->name = new_name;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static int record__terminate_thread(struct record_thread *thread_data)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -2443,7 +2417,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (data->is_pipe && rec->evlist->core.nr_entries == 1)
 		rec->opts.sample_id = true;
 
-	record__uniquify_name(rec);
+	evlist__uniquify_name(rec->evlist);
 
 	/* Debug message used by test scripts */
 	pr_debug3("perf record opening and mmapping events\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index ea8c7eca5eee..8d7c31bd2ebf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
 		}
 	}
 
+	evlist__uniquify_name(top->evlist);
 	ret = perf_top__start_counters(top);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 8a8fe1fa0d38..8bf537a29809 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -2507,3 +2507,28 @@ void evlist__warn_user_requested_cpus(struct evlist *evlist, const char *cpu_lis
 	}
 	perf_cpu_map__put(user_requested_cpus);
 }
+
+void evlist__uniquify_name(struct evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct evsel *pos;
+	char *new_name;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (perf_pmus__num_core_pmus() == 1)
+		return;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
+		if (!evsel__is_hybrid(pos))
+			continue;
+
+		if (strchr(pos->name, '/'))
+			continue;
+
+		ret = asprintf(&new_name, "%s/%s/",
+			       pos->pmu_name, pos->name);
+		if (ret) {
+			free(pos->name);
+			pos->name = new_name;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 664c6bf7b3e0..d63486261fd2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -441,5 +441,6 @@ struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx);
 int evlist__scnprintf_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, size_t size, char *bf);
 void evlist__check_mem_load_aux(struct evlist *evlist);
 void evlist__warn_user_requested_cpus(struct evlist *evlist, const char *cpu_list);
+void evlist__uniquify_name(struct evlist *evlist);
 
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */