diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index 390170041696..36c56a4b778b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "util/tool.h"
 #include "util/session.h"
 #include "util/data.h"
+#include "util/mem-events.h"
 
 #define MEM_OPERATION_LOAD	0x1
 #define MEM_OPERATION_STORE	0x2
@@ -34,20 +35,20 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, struct perf_mem *mem)
 
 	rec_argv[i++] = "record";
 
-	if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD)
+	if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD) {
+		perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD].record = true;
 		rec_argv[i++] = "-W";
+	}
 
 	rec_argv[i++] = "-d";
 
-	if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD) {
-		rec_argv[i++] = "-e";
-		rec_argv[i++] = "cpu/mem-loads/pp";
-	}
+	for (j = 0; j < PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX; j++) {
+		if (!perf_mem_events[j].record)
+			continue;
 
-	if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_STORE) {
 		rec_argv[i++] = "-e";
-		rec_argv[i++] = "cpu/mem-stores/pp";
-	}
+		rec_argv[i++] = perf_mem_events[j].name;
+	};
 
 	for (j = 1; j < argc; j++, i++)
 		rec_argv[i] = argv[j];
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index a34752d28488..df2b690970ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ libperf-y += parse-branch-options.o
 libperf-y += parse-regs-options.o
 libperf-y += term.o
 libperf-y += help-unknown-cmd.o
+libperf-y += mem-events.o
 
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBBPF) += bpf-loader.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_BPF_PROLOGUE) += bpf-prologue.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c6ba0a19ec9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "mem-events.h"
+
+#define E(n) { .name = n }
+
+struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
+	E("cpu/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P"),
+	E("cpu/mem-stores/P"),
+};
+
+#undef E
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c97b21465fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_MEM_EVENTS_H
+#define __PERF_MEM_EVENTS_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+struct perf_mem_event {
+	bool		record;
+	const char	*name;
+};
+
+enum {
+	PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD,
+	PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE,
+	PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX,
+};
+
+extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
+
+#endif /* __PERF_MEM_EVENTS_H */