diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index ede040cf82ad..2898cfdf8fe1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int cs_etm_set_sink_attr(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 		if (term->type != PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_DRV_CFG)
 			continue;
 
-		sink = term->val.drv_cfg;
+		sink = term->val.str;
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "sinks/%s", sink);
 
 		ret = perf_pmu__scan_file(pmu, path, "%x", &hash);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a69e64236120..549abd43816f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -808,12 +808,12 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel,
 				perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
 			break;
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CALLGRAPH:
-			callgraph_buf = term->val.callgraph;
+			callgraph_buf = term->val.str;
 			break;
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_BRANCH:
-			if (term->val.branch && strcmp(term->val.branch, "no")) {
+			if (term->val.str && strcmp(term->val.str, "no")) {
 				perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
-				parse_branch_str(term->val.branch,
+				parse_branch_str(term->val.str,
 						 &attr->branch_sample_type);
 			} else
 				perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
index 1f8d2fe0b66e..b4a65201e4f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
@@ -36,18 +36,16 @@ struct perf_evsel_config_term {
 		u64	      period;
 		u64	      freq;
 		bool	      time;
-		char	      *callgraph;
-		char	      *drv_cfg;
 		u64	      stack_user;
 		int	      max_stack;
 		bool	      inherit;
 		bool	      overwrite;
-		char	      *branch;
 		unsigned long max_events;
 		bool	      percore;
 		bool	      aux_output;
 		u32	      aux_sample_size;
 		u64	      cfg_chg;
+		char	      *str;
 	} val;
 	bool weak;
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index ed7c008b9c8b..64b394519a4c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,7 @@ static int config_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 static int get_config_terms(struct list_head *head_config,
 			    struct list_head *head_terms __maybe_unused)
 {
-#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __name, __val)			\
-do {								\
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type)					\
 	struct perf_evsel_config_term *__t;			\
 								\
 	__t = zalloc(sizeof(*__t));				\
@@ -1229,9 +1228,19 @@ do {								\
 								\
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__t->list);				\
 	__t->type       = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_ ## __type;	\
-	__t->val.__name = __val;				\
 	__t->weak	= term->weak;				\
-	list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms);			\
+	list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms)
+
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(__type, __name, __val)		\
+do {								\
+	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type);				\
+	__t->val.__name = __val;				\
+} while (0)
+
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __val)			\
+do {								\
+	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type);				\
+	__t->val.str = __val;					\
 } while (0)
 
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
@@ -1239,53 +1248,53 @@ do {								\
 	list_for_each_entry(term, head_config, list) {
 		switch (term->type_term) {
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(TIME, time, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(TIME, time, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(CALLGRAPH, callgraph, term->val.str);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(CALLGRAPH, term->val.str);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(BRANCH, branch, term->val.str);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(BRANCH, term->val.str);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_STACK:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(MAX_STACK, max_stack, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_STACK, max_stack, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_EVENTS:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(MAX_EVENTS, max_events, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_EVENTS, max_events, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_OVERWRITE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOOVERWRITE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(DRV_CFG, drv_cfg, term->val.str);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERCORE, percore,
-					term->val.num ? true : false);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERCORE, percore,
+					    term->val.num ? true : false);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
 			break;
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE:
-			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size, term->val.num);
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size, term->val.num);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -1322,7 +1331,7 @@ static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_config,
 	}
 
 	if (bits)
-		ADD_CONFIG_TERM(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);
+		ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);
 
 #undef ADD_CONFIG_TERM
 	return 0;
