diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 72b7a1d3225f..64b605a6060e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "fncache.h"
 #include "util/evsel_config.h"
+#include <regex.h>
 
 struct perf_pmu perf_pmu__fake = {
 	.name = "fake",
@@ -874,6 +875,28 @@ out:
 	return res;
 }
 
+bool pmu_uncore_identifier_match(const char *compat, const char *id)
+{
+	regex_t re;
+	regmatch_t pmatch[1];
+	int match;
+
+	if (regcomp(&re, compat, REG_EXTENDED) != 0) {
+		/* Warn unable to generate match particular string. */
+		pr_info("Invalid regular expression %s\n", compat);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	match = !regexec(&re, id, 1, pmatch, 0);
+	if (match) {
+		/* Ensure a full match. */
+		match = pmatch[0].rm_so == 0 && (size_t)pmatch[0].rm_eo == strlen(id);
+	}
+	regfree(&re);
+
+	return match;
+}
+
 static int pmu_add_cpu_aliases_map_callback(const struct pmu_event *pe,
 					const struct pmu_events_table *table __maybe_unused,
 					void *vdata)
@@ -914,8 +937,8 @@ static int pmu_add_sys_aliases_iter_fn(const struct pmu_event *pe,
 	if (!pe->compat || !pe->pmu)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!strcmp(pmu->id, pe->compat) &&
-	    pmu_uncore_alias_match(pe->pmu, pmu->name)) {
+	if (pmu_uncore_alias_match(pe->pmu, pmu->name) &&
+			pmu_uncore_identifier_match(pe->compat, pmu->id)) {
 		perf_pmu__new_alias(pmu,
 				pe->name,
 				pe->desc,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 45079f26abf6..c4b4fabe16ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ void pmu_add_cpu_aliases_table(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 char *perf_pmu__getcpuid(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 const struct pmu_events_table *pmu_events_table__find(void);
 const struct pmu_metrics_table *pmu_metrics_table__find(void);
+bool pmu_uncore_identifier_match(const char *compat, const char *id);
 
 int perf_pmu__convert_scale(const char *scale, char **end, double *sval);