diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
index 718022aecec3..67ca356100e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
@@ -277,6 +277,48 @@ static int arm_spe_pkt_out_string(int *err, char **buf_p, size_t *blen,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+struct ev_string {
+	u8 event;
+	const char *desc;
+};
+
+static const struct ev_string common_ev_strings[] = {
+	{ .event = EV_EXCEPTION_GEN, .desc = "EXCEPTION-GEN" },
+	{ .event = EV_RETIRED, .desc = "RETIRED" },
+	{ .event = EV_L1D_ACCESS, .desc = "L1D-ACCESS" },
+	{ .event = EV_L1D_REFILL, .desc = "L1D-REFILL" },
+	{ .event = EV_TLB_ACCESS, .desc = "TLB-ACCESS" },
+	{ .event = EV_TLB_WALK, .desc = "TLB-REFILL" },
+	{ .event = EV_NOT_TAKEN, .desc = "NOT-TAKEN" },
+	{ .event = EV_MISPRED, .desc = "MISPRED" },
+	{ .event = EV_LLC_ACCESS, .desc = "LLC-ACCESS" },
+	{ .event = EV_LLC_MISS, .desc = "LLC-REFILL" },
+	{ .event = EV_REMOTE_ACCESS, .desc = "REMOTE-ACCESS" },
+	{ .event = EV_ALIGNMENT, .desc = "ALIGNMENT" },
+	{ .event = EV_TRANSACTIONAL, .desc = "TXN" },
+	{ .event = EV_PARTIAL_PREDICATE, .desc = "SVE-PARTIAL-PRED" },
+	{ .event = EV_EMPTY_PREDICATE, .desc = "SVE-EMPTY-PRED" },
+	{ .event = EV_L2D_ACCESS, .desc = "L2D-ACCESS" },
+	{ .event = EV_L2D_MISS, .desc = "L2D-MISS" },
+	{ .event = EV_CACHE_DATA_MODIFIED, .desc = "HITM" },
+	{ .event = EV_RECENTLY_FETCHED, .desc = "LFB" },
+	{ .event = EV_DATA_SNOOPED, .desc = "SNOOPED" },
+	{ .event = EV_STREAMING_SVE_MODE, .desc = "STREAMING-SVE" },
+	{ .event = EV_SMCU, .desc = "SMCU" },
+	{ .event = 0, .desc = NULL },
+};
+
+static u64 print_event_list(int *err, char **buf, size_t *buf_len,
+			    const struct ev_string *ev_strings, u64 payload)
+{
+	for (const struct ev_string *ev = ev_strings; ev->desc != NULL; ev++) {
+		if (payload & BIT_ULL(ev->event))
+			arm_spe_pkt_out_string(err, buf, buf_len, " %s", ev->desc);
+		payload &= ~BIT_ULL(ev->event);
+	}
+	return payload;
+}
+
 static int arm_spe_pkt_desc_event(const struct arm_spe_pkt *packet,
 				  char *buf, size_t buf_len)
 {
@@ -284,51 +326,7 @@ static int arm_spe_pkt_desc_event(const struct arm_spe_pkt *packet,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, "EV");
-
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_EXCEPTION_GEN))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " EXCEPTION-GEN");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_RETIRED))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " RETIRED");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_L1D_ACCESS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " L1D-ACCESS");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_L1D_REFILL))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " L1D-REFILL");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_TLB_ACCESS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " TLB-ACCESS");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_TLB_WALK))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " TLB-REFILL");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_NOT_TAKEN))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " NOT-TAKEN");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_MISPRED))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " MISPRED");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_LLC_ACCESS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " LLC-ACCESS");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_LLC_MISS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " LLC-REFILL");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_REMOTE_ACCESS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " REMOTE-ACCESS");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_ALIGNMENT))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " ALIGNMENT");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_TRANSACTIONAL))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " TXN");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_PARTIAL_PREDICATE))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " SVE-PARTIAL-PRED");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_EMPTY_PREDICATE))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " SVE-EMPTY-PRED");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_L2D_ACCESS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " L2D-ACCESS");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_L2D_MISS))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " L2D-MISS");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_CACHE_DATA_MODIFIED))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " HITM");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_RECENTLY_FETCHED))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " LFB");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_DATA_SNOOPED))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " SNOOPED");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_STREAMING_SVE_MODE))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " STREAMING-SVE");
-	if (payload & BIT(EV_SMCU))
-		arm_spe_pkt_out_string(&err, &buf, &buf_len, " SMCU");
+	print_event_list(&err, &buf, &buf_len, common_ev_strings, payload);
 
 	return err;
 }