diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
index 6b544edbd3f6..1c9541d01722 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void perf_pmu__arch_init(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 		pmu->selectable = true;
 		pmu->is_uncore = false;
 		pmu->perf_event_attr_init_default = arm_spe_pmu_default_config;
-		if (!strcmp(pmu->name, "arm_spe_0"))
+		if (strstarts(pmu->name, "arm_spe_"))
 			pmu->mem_events = perf_mem_events_arm;
 	} else if (strstarts(pmu->name, HISI_PTT_PMU_NAME)) {
 		pmu->selectable = true;