diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
index 954b235e12e5..3a2e3687878c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
@@ -100,11 +100,14 @@ int perf_mem_events__parse(const char *str)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static bool perf_mem_event__supported(const char *mnt, char *sysfs_name)
+static bool perf_mem_event__supported(const char *mnt, struct perf_pmu *pmu,
+				      struct perf_mem_event *e)
 {
+	char sysfs_name[100];
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct stat st;
 
+	scnprintf(sysfs_name, sizeof(sysfs_name), e->sysfs_name, pmu->name);
 	scnprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/devices/%s", mnt, sysfs_name);
 	return !stat(path, &st);
 }
@@ -120,7 +123,6 @@ int perf_mem_events__init(void)
 
 	for (j = 0; j < PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX; j++) {
 		struct perf_mem_event *e = perf_mem_events__ptr(j);
-		char sysfs_name[100];
 		struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
 
 		/*
@@ -136,12 +138,12 @@ int perf_mem_events__init(void)
 		 * of core PMU.
 		 */
 		while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
-			scnprintf(sysfs_name, sizeof(sysfs_name), e->sysfs_name, pmu->name);
-			e->supported |= perf_mem_event__supported(mnt, sysfs_name);
+			e->supported |= perf_mem_event__supported(mnt, pmu, e);
+			if (e->supported) {
+				found = true;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
-
-		if (e->supported)
-			found = true;
 	}
 
 	return found ? 0 : -ENOENT;
@@ -167,13 +169,10 @@ static void perf_mem_events__print_unsupport_hybrid(struct perf_mem_event *e,
 						    int idx)
 {
 	const char *mnt = sysfs__mount();
-	char sysfs_name[100];
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
 
 	while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
-		scnprintf(sysfs_name, sizeof(sysfs_name), e->sysfs_name,
-			  pmu->name);
-		if (!perf_mem_event__supported(mnt, sysfs_name)) {
+		if (!perf_mem_event__supported(mnt, pmu, e)) {
 			pr_err("failed: event '%s' not supported\n",
 			       perf_mem_events__name(idx, pmu->name));
 		}
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ static void perf_mem_events__print_unsupport_hybrid(struct perf_mem_event *e,
 int perf_mem_events__record_args(const char **rec_argv, int *argv_nr,
 				 char **rec_tmp, int *tmp_nr)
 {
+	const char *mnt = sysfs__mount();
 	int i = *argv_nr, k = 0;
 	struct perf_mem_event *e;
 
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ int perf_mem_events__record_args(const char **rec_argv, int *argv_nr,
 			while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
 				const char *s = perf_mem_events__name(j, pmu->name);
 
+				if (!perf_mem_event__supported(mnt, pmu, e))
+					continue;
+
 				rec_argv[i++] = "-e";
 				if (s) {
 					char *copy = strdup(s);