diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 272eab7f5ac8..d4fcf048aa9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static int parse_events__scanner(const char *str, void *data, int start_token)
  */
 int parse_events_terms(struct list_head *terms, const char *str)
 {
-	struct parse_events_terms data = {
+	struct parse_events_state data = {
 		.terms = NULL,
 	};
 	int ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 8fff8423469b..2a3617937894 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ struct parse_events_state {
 	int			   nr_groups;
 	struct parse_events_error *error;
 	struct perf_evlist	  *evlist;
-};
-
-struct parse_events_terms {
-	struct list_head *terms;
+	struct list_head	  *terms;
 };
 
 void parse_events__shrink_config_terms(void);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 403a221266b8..4b37546e4914 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ opt_event_config:
 
 start_terms: event_config
 {
-	struct parse_events_terms *data = _data;
+	struct parse_events_state *data = _data;
 	data->terms = $1;
 }