diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 24b78ae..7d14a3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -801,16 +801,11 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const char * const record_args[] = {
-	"record",
-	"-R",
-	"-f",
-	"-m", "1024",
-	"-c", "1",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_entry",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_exit",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_mmio",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_pio",
+static const char * const kvm_events_tp[] = {
+	"kvm:kvm_entry",
+	"kvm:kvm_exit",
+	"kvm:kvm_mmio",
+	"kvm:kvm_pio",
 };
 
 #define STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(s)		\
@@ -826,8 +821,16 @@
 {
 	unsigned int rec_argc, i, j;
 	const char **rec_argv;
+	const char * const record_args[] = {
+		"record",
+		"-R",
+		"-f",
+		"-m", "1024",
+		"-c", "1",
+	};
 
-	rec_argc = ARRAY_SIZE(record_args) + argc + 2;
+	rec_argc = ARRAY_SIZE(record_args) + argc + 2 +
+		   2 * ARRAY_SIZE(kvm_events_tp);
 	rec_argv = calloc(rec_argc + 1, sizeof(char *));
 
 	if (rec_argv == NULL)
@@ -836,6 +839,11 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(record_args); i++)
 		rec_argv[i] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(record_args[i]);
 
+	for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(kvm_events_tp); j++) {
+		rec_argv[i++] = "-e";
+		rec_argv[i++] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(kvm_events_tp[j]);
+	}
+
 	rec_argv[i++] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT("-o");
 	rec_argv[i++] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(kvm->file_name);