diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 4cd64ffa4fcd..a59ae5ca0f89 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -135,26 +135,21 @@ const struct event_symbol event_symbols_sw[PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX] = {
 	},
 };
 
-const char *event_type(int type)
+static const char *const event_types[] = {
+	[PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE]	= "hardware",
+	[PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE]	= "software",
+	[PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT]	= "tracepoint",
+	[PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE]	= "hardware-cache",
+	[PERF_TYPE_RAW]		= "raw",
+	[PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT]	= "breakpoint",
+};
+
+const char *event_type(size_t type)
 {
-	switch (type) {
-	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
-		return "hardware";
+	if (type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)
+		return "unknown";
 
-	case PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE:
-		return "software";
-
-	case PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT:
-		return "tracepoint";
-
-	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
-		return "hardware-cache";
-
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return "unknown";
+	return event_types[type];
 }
 
 static char *get_config_str(const struct parse_events_terms *head_terms,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 1c20ed0879aa..b47bf2810112 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct option;
 struct perf_pmu;
 struct strbuf;
 
-const char *event_type(int type);
+const char *event_type(size_t type);
 
 /* Arguments encoded in opt->value. */
 struct parse_events_option_args {