diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 20c2e641c422..aa9276bfe3e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -1779,15 +1779,14 @@ static int test_pmu_events(void)
 	}
 
 	while (!ret && (ent = readdir(dir))) {
-#define MAX_NAME 100
 		struct evlist_test e;
-		char name[MAX_NAME];
+		char name[2 * NAME_MAX + 1 + 12 + 3];
 
 		/* Names containing . are special and cannot be used directly */
 		if (strchr(ent->d_name, '.'))
 			continue;
 
-		snprintf(name, MAX_NAME, "cpu/event=%s/u", ent->d_name);
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "cpu/event=%s/u", ent->d_name);
 
 		e.name  = name;
 		e.check = test__checkevent_pmu_events;
@@ -1795,11 +1794,10 @@ static int test_pmu_events(void)
 		ret = test_event(&e);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
-		snprintf(name, MAX_NAME, "%s:u,cpu/event=%s/u", ent->d_name, ent->d_name);
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s:u,cpu/event=%s/u", ent->d_name, ent->d_name);
 		e.name  = name;
 		e.check = test__checkevent_pmu_events_mix;
 		ret = test_event(&e);
-#undef MAX_NAME
 	}
 
 	closedir(dir);