diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index 8b53595..58bfe8b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 #include "util/symbol.h"
 #include "util/thread_map.h"
+#include "util/pmu.h"
 #include "../../include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h"
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -1484,6 +1485,11 @@
 
 #endif
 
+static int test__perf_pmu(void)
+{
+	return perf_pmu__test();
+}
+
 static struct test {
 	const char *desc;
 	int (*func)(void);
@@ -1519,6 +1525,10 @@
 		.func = test__PERF_RECORD,
 	},
 	{
+		.desc = "Test perf pmu format parsing",
+		.func = test__perf_pmu,
+	},
+	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
 };