diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index ab9eca120feb..05d766e3ecb5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ cache-misses					{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES); }
 branch-instructions|branches			{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS); }
 branch-misses					{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES); }
 bus-cycles					{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES); }
+ref-cycles					{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES); }
 cpu-clock					{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK); }
 task-clock					{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK); }
 page-faults|faults				{ return sym(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS); }