diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/entry_flush.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/entry_flush.c
index 78cf914fa321..68ce377b205e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/entry_flush.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/entry_flush.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int entry_flush_test(void)
 
 	entry_flush = entry_flush_orig;
 
-	fd = perf_event_open_counter(PERF_TYPE_RAW, /* L1d miss */ 0x400f0, -1);
+	fd = perf_event_open_counter(PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE, PERF_L1D_READ_MISS_CONFIG, -1);
 	FAIL_IF(fd < 0);
 
 	p = (char *)memalign(zero_size, CACHELINE_SIZE);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/flush_utils.h b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/flush_utils.h
index 07a5eb301466..7a3d60292916 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/flush_utils.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/flush_utils.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 #define CACHELINE_SIZE 128
 
+#define PERF_L1D_READ_MISS_CONFIG	((PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D) | 		\
+					(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_READ << 8) |	\
+					(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MISS << 16))
+
 void syscall_loop(char *p, unsigned long iterations,
 		  unsigned long zero_size);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/rfi_flush.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/rfi_flush.c
index 7565fd786640..f73484a6470f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/rfi_flush.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/rfi_flush.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int rfi_flush_test(void)
 
 	rfi_flush = rfi_flush_orig;
 
-	fd = perf_event_open_counter(PERF_TYPE_RAW, /* L1d miss */ 0x400f0, -1);
+	fd = perf_event_open_counter(PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE, PERF_L1D_READ_MISS_CONFIG, -1);
 	FAIL_IF(fd < 0);
 
 	p = (char *)memalign(zero_size, CACHELINE_SIZE);