diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/s390/cf_z16/extended.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/s390/cf_z16/extended.json
index c306190fc06f..c2b10ec1c6e0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/s390/cf_z16/extended.json
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/s390/cf_z16/extended.json
@@ -95,28 +95,28 @@
 		"EventCode": "145",
 		"EventName": "DCW_REQ",
 		"BriefDescription": "Directory Write Level 1 Data Cache from Cache",
-		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestor’s Level-2 cache."
+		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestors Level-2 cache."
 	},
 	{
 		"Unit": "CPU-M-CF",
 		"EventCode": "146",
 		"EventName": "DCW_REQ_IV",
 		"BriefDescription": "Directory Write Level 1 Data Cache from Cache with Intervention",
-		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestor’s Level-2 cache with intervention."
+		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestors Level-2 cache with intervention."
 	},
 	{
 		"Unit": "CPU-M-CF",
 		"EventCode": "147",
 		"EventName": "DCW_REQ_CHIP_HIT",
 		"BriefDescription": "Directory Write Level 1 Data Cache from Cache with Chip HP Hit",
-		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestor’s Level-2 cache after using chip level horizontal persistence, Chip-HP hit."
+		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestors Level-2 cache after using chip level horizontal persistence, Chip-HP hit."
 	},
 	{
 		"Unit": "CPU-M-CF",
 		"EventCode": "148",
 		"EventName": "DCW_REQ_DRAWER_HIT",
 		"BriefDescription": "Directory Write Level 1 Data Cache from Cache with Drawer HP Hit",
-		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestor’s Level-2 cache after using drawer level horizontal persistence, Drawer-HP hit."
+		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Data cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestors Level-2 cache after using drawer level horizontal persistence, Drawer-HP hit."
 	},
 	{
 		"Unit": "CPU-M-CF",
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 		"EventCode": "172",
 		"EventName": "ICW_REQ_DRAWER_HIT",
 		"BriefDescription": "Directory Write Level 1 Instruction Cache from Cache with Drawer HP Hit",
-		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Instruction cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestor’s Level-2 cache using drawer level horizontal persistence, Drawer-HP hit."
+		"PublicDescription": "A directory write to the Level-1 Instruction cache directory where the returned cache line was sourced from the requestors Level-2 cache using drawer level horizontal persistence, Drawer-HP hit."
 	},
 	{
 		"Unit": "CPU-M-CF",