diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 26979a47f4ac..629f7bd9fd59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -245,9 +245,16 @@ __add_event(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 	if (pmu)
 		perf_pmu__warn_invalid_formats(pmu);
 
-	if (pmu && attr->type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
-		perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(pmu, attr->config, name);
-
+	if (pmu && (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_RAW || attr->type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)) {
+		perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(pmu, attr->config, name,
+					      PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG, "config");
+		perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(pmu, attr->config1, name,
+					      PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG1, "config1");
+		perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(pmu, attr->config2, name,
+					      PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG2, "config2");
+		perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(pmu, attr->config3, name,
+					      PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG3, "config3");
+	}
 	if (init_attr)
 		event_attr_init(attr);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 4218b5235b3d..fe64ad292d36 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -1627,37 +1627,53 @@ int perf_pmu__caps_parse(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 	return pmu->nr_caps;
 }
 
-void perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, __u64 config,
-				   const char *name)
+static void perf_pmu__compute_config_masks(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu_format *format;
-	__u64 masks = 0, bits;
-	char buf[100];
-	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (pmu->config_masks_computed)
+		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(format, &pmu->format, list)	{
-		if (format->value != PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG)
+		unsigned int i;
+		__u64 *mask;
+
+		if (format->value >= PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG_END)
 			continue;
 
+		pmu->config_masks_present = true;
+		mask = &pmu->config_masks[format->value];
+
 		for_each_set_bit(i, format->bits, PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS)
-			masks |= 1ULL << i;
+			*mask |= 1ULL << i;
 	}
+	pmu->config_masks_computed = true;
+}
+
+void perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, __u64 config,
+				   const char *name, int config_num,
+				   const char *config_name)
+{
+	__u64 bits;
+	char buf[100];
+
+	perf_pmu__compute_config_masks(pmu);
 
 	/*
 	 * Kernel doesn't export any valid format bits.
 	 */
-	if (masks == 0)
+	if (!pmu->config_masks_present)
 		return;
 
-	bits = config & ~masks;
+	bits = config & ~pmu->config_masks[config_num];
 	if (bits == 0)
 		return;
 
 	bitmap_scnprintf((unsigned long *)&bits, sizeof(bits) * 8, buf, sizeof(buf));
 
-	pr_warning("WARNING: event '%s' not valid (bits %s of config "
+	pr_warning("WARNING: event '%s' not valid (bits %s of %s "
 		   "'%llx' not supported by kernel)!\n",
-		   name ?: "N/A", buf, config);
+		   name ?: "N/A", buf, config_name, config);
 }
 
 int perf_pmu__match(char *pattern, char *name, char *tok)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index c21872c0f328..8807a624e918 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ struct perf_pmu {
 	 * perf_event_attr once.
 	 */
 	bool formats_checked;
+	/** @config_masks_present: Are there config format values? */
+	bool config_masks_present;
+	/** @config_masks_computed: Set when masks are lazily computed. */
+	bool config_masks_computed;
 	/**
 	 * @max_precise: Number of levels of :ppp precision supported by the
 	 * PMU, read from
@@ -125,6 +129,12 @@ struct perf_pmu {
 	/** @list: Element on pmus list in pmu.c. */
 	struct list_head list;
 
+	/**
+	 * @config_masks: Derived from the PMU's format data, bits that are
+	 * valid within the config value.
+	 */
+	__u64 config_masks[PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG_END];
+
 	/**
 	 * @missing_features: Features to inhibit when events on this PMU are
 	 * opened.
@@ -260,7 +270,8 @@ int perf_pmu__convert_scale(const char *scale, char **end, double *sval);
 int perf_pmu__caps_parse(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 
 void perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, __u64 config,
-				   const char *name);
+				   const char *name, int config_num,
+				   const char *config_name);
 void perf_pmu__warn_invalid_formats(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 
 int perf_pmu__match(char *pattern, char *name, char *tok);