diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 5ad8a18..57e38fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c

@@ -538,6 +538,34 @@ static bool pmu_is_uncore(const char *name)
  }

  /*
+ *  PMU CORE devices have different name other than cpu in sysfs on some
+ *  platforms. looking for possible sysfs files to identify as core device.
+ */
+static int is_pmu_core(const char *name)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+ char path[PATH_MAX];
+ const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
+
+ if (!sysfs)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* Look for cpu sysfs (x86 and others) */
+ scnprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/bus/event_source/devices/cpu", sysfs);
+ if ((stat(path, &st) == 0) &&
+ (strncmp(name, "cpu", strlen("cpu")) == 0))
+ return 1;
+
+ /* Look for cpu sysfs (specific to arm) */
+ scnprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/bus/event_source/devices/%s/cpus",
+ sysfs, name);
+ if (stat(path, &st) == 0)
+ return 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
   * Return the CPU id as a raw string.
   *
   * Each architecture should provide a more precise id string that

@@ -641,7 +669,7 @@ static void pmu_add_cpu_aliases(struct list_head

*head, struct perf_pmu *pmu)
   break;
   }

- if (pmu->is_uncore) {
+ if (!is_pmu_core(name)) {
   /* check for uncore devices */
   if (pe->pmu == NULL)
   continue;