diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
index 8e8462cb359b..31936eafa9ff 100755
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
@@ -225,7 +225,12 @@ class JsonEvent:
 
 def read_json_events(path: str) -> Sequence[JsonEvent]:
   """Read json events from the specified file."""
-  return json.load(open(path), object_hook=lambda d: JsonEvent(d))
+
+  try:
+    return json.load(open(path), object_hook=lambda d: JsonEvent(d))
+  except BaseException as err:
+    print(f"Exception processing {path}")
+    raise
 
 
 def preprocess_arch_std_files(archpath: str) -> None: