diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index ea510a7486b1..8f235d8b67b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static int intel_pt_parse_terms_with_default(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 		goto out_free;
 
 	attr.config = *config;
-	err = perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, &attr, &terms, /*zero=*/true, /*err=*/NULL);
+	err = perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, &attr, &terms, /*zero=*/true, /*apply_hardcoded=*/false,
+				     /*err=*/NULL);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c b/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c
index be18506f6a24..6a681e3fb552 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ static int test__pmu_format(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 	}
 
 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
-	ret = perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, &attr, &terms, /*zero=*/false, /*err=*/NULL);
+	ret = perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, &attr, &terms, /*zero=*/false,
+				     /*apply_hardcoded=*/false, /*err=*/NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("perf_pmu__config_terms failed");
 		goto err_out;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 081ceff467f2..30b78fe8d704 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1515,7 +1515,9 @@ static int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, &parsed_terms, parse_state->error)) {
+	/* Skip configuring hard coded terms that were applied by config_attr. */
+	if (perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, &parsed_terms, /*apply_hardcoded=*/false,
+			     parse_state->error)) {
 		free_config_terms(&config_terms);
 		parse_events_terms__exit(&parsed_terms);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 72bfc321e4b3..29bd0fa9f88c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,8 @@ static int pmu_config_term(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			   struct parse_events_term *term,
 			   struct parse_events_terms *head_terms,
-			   bool zero, struct parse_events_error *err)
+			   bool zero, bool apply_hardcoded,
+			   struct parse_events_error *err)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu_format *format;
 	__u64 *vp;
@@ -1381,11 +1382,44 @@ static int pmu_config_term(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * Hardcoded terms should be already in, so nothing
-	 * to be done for them.
+	 * Hardcoded terms are generally handled in event parsing, which
+	 * traditionally have had to handle not having a PMU. An alias may
+	 * have hard coded config values, optionally apply them below.
 	 */
-	if (parse_events__is_hardcoded_term(term))
+	if (parse_events__is_hardcoded_term(term)) {
+		/* Config terms set all bits in the config. */
+		DECLARE_BITMAP(bits, PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS);
+
+		if (!apply_hardcoded)
+			return 0;
+
+		bitmap_fill(bits, PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS);
+
+		switch (term->type_term) {
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG:
+			assert(term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM);
+			pmu_format_value(bits, term->val.num, &attr->config, zero);
+			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG1:
+			assert(term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM);
+			pmu_format_value(bits, term->val.num, &attr->config1, zero);
+			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2:
+			assert(term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM);
+			pmu_format_value(bits, term->val.num, &attr->config2, zero);
+			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG3:
+			assert(term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM);
+			pmu_format_value(bits, term->val.num, &attr->config3, zero);
+			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER: /* Not hardcoded. */
+			return -EINVAL;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME ... PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+			/* Skip non-config terms. */
+			break;
+		}
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	format = pmu_find_format(&pmu->format, term->config);
 	if (!format) {
@@ -1489,12 +1523,13 @@ static int pmu_config_term(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 int perf_pmu__config_terms(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			   struct parse_events_terms *terms,
-			   bool zero, struct parse_events_error *err)
+			   bool zero, bool apply_hardcoded,
+			   struct parse_events_error *err)
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(term, &terms->terms, list) {
-		if (pmu_config_term(pmu, attr, term, terms, zero, err))
+		if (pmu_config_term(pmu, attr, term, terms, zero, apply_hardcoded, err))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -1508,6 +1543,7 @@ int perf_pmu__config_terms(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
  */
 int perf_pmu__config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 		     struct parse_events_terms *head_terms,
+		     bool apply_hardcoded,
 		     struct parse_events_error *err)
 {
 	bool zero = !!pmu->perf_event_attr_init_default;
@@ -1516,7 +1552,7 @@ int perf_pmu__config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 	if (perf_pmu__is_fake(pmu))
 		return 0;
 
-	return perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, attr, head_terms, zero, err);
+	return perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, attr, head_terms, zero, apply_hardcoded, err);
 }
 
 static struct perf_pmu_alias *pmu_find_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
@@ -2281,7 +2317,9 @@ const char *perf_pmu__name_from_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, u64 config)
 	pmu_add_cpu_aliases(pmu);
 	list_for_each_entry(event, &pmu->aliases, list) {
 		struct perf_event_attr attr = {.config = 0,};
-		int ret = perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, &event->terms, NULL);
+
+		int ret = perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, &event->terms, /*apply_hardcoded=*/true,
+					   /*err=*/NULL);
 
 		if (ret == 0 && config == attr.config)
 			return event->name;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 4397c48ad569..af7532ca7fb1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -206,11 +206,13 @@ typedef int (*pmu_format_callback)(void *state, const char *name, int config,
 void pmu_add_sys_aliases(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 int perf_pmu__config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 		     struct parse_events_terms *head_terms,
+		     bool apply_hardcoded,
 		     struct parse_events_error *error);
 int perf_pmu__config_terms(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			   struct parse_events_terms *terms,
-			   bool zero, struct parse_events_error *error);
+			   bool zero, bool apply_hardcoded,
+			   struct parse_events_error *error);
 __u64 perf_pmu__format_bits(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name);
 int perf_pmu__format_type(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name);
 int perf_pmu__check_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct parse_events_terms *head_terms,
