diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 1cd04b5998d2..63522322e118 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -829,23 +829,26 @@ bool evsel__name_is(struct evsel *evsel, const char *name)
 
 const char *evsel__group_pmu_name(const struct evsel *evsel)
 {
-	const struct evsel *leader;
+	struct evsel *leader, *pos;
 
 	/* If the pmu_name is set use it. pmu_name isn't set for CPU and software events. */
 	if (evsel->pmu_name)
 		return evsel->pmu_name;
 	/*
 	 * Software events may be in a group with other uncore PMU events. Use
-	 * the pmu_name of the group leader to avoid breaking the software event
-	 * out of the group.
+	 * the pmu_name of the first non-software event to avoid breaking the
+	 * software event out of the group.
 	 *
 	 * Aux event leaders, like intel_pt, expect a group with events from
 	 * other PMUs, so substitute the AUX event's PMU in this case.
 	 */
 	leader  = evsel__leader(evsel);
-	if ((evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE || evsel__is_aux_event(leader)) &&
-	    leader->pmu_name) {
-		return leader->pmu_name;
+	if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE || evsel__is_aux_event(leader)) {
+		/* Starting with the leader, find the first event with a named PMU. */
+		for_each_group_evsel(pos, leader) {
+			if (pos->pmu_name)
+				return pos->pmu_name;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return "cpu";