diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index ace3ba37c880..de9fe906f3be 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -1728,7 +1728,8 @@ static struct strlist *get_probe_trace_command_rawlist(int fd)
 }
 
 /* Show an event */
-static int show_perf_probe_event(struct perf_probe_event *pev)
+static int show_perf_probe_event(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
+				 const char *module)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 	char buf[128];
@@ -1744,6 +1745,8 @@ static int show_perf_probe_event(struct perf_probe_event *pev)
 		return ret;
 
 	printf("  %-20s (on %s", buf, place);
+	if (module)
+		printf(" in %s", module);
 
 	if (pev->nargs > 0) {
 		printf(" with");
@@ -1781,7 +1784,8 @@ static int __show_perf_probe_events(int fd, bool is_kprobe)
 			ret = convert_to_perf_probe_event(&tev, &pev,
 								is_kprobe);
 			if (ret >= 0)
-				ret = show_perf_probe_event(&pev);
+				ret = show_perf_probe_event(&pev,
+							    tev.point.module);
 		}
 		clear_perf_probe_event(&pev);
 		clear_probe_trace_event(&tev);
@@ -1980,7 +1984,7 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 		group = pev->group;
 		pev->event = tev->event;
 		pev->group = tev->group;
-		show_perf_probe_event(pev);
+		show_perf_probe_event(pev, tev->point.module);
 		/* Trick here - restore current event/group */
 		pev->event = (char *)event;
 		pev->group = (char *)group;