diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 2380de56a207..d96adf23dc94 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2564,9 +2564,8 @@ foreach_evsel_in_last_glob(struct evlist *evlist,
 static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 {
 	const char *str = arg;
-	bool found = false;
 	int nr_addr_filters = 0;
-	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
@@ -2584,16 +2583,11 @@ static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL)
-		if (pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type) {
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (found)
+	pmu = evsel__find_pmu(evsel);
+	if (pmu) {
 		perf_pmu__scan_file(pmu, "nr_addr_filters",
 				    "%d", &nr_addr_filters);
-
+	}
 	if (!nr_addr_filters)
 		return perf_bpf_filter__parse(&evsel->bpf_filters, str);