diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 095a90e012a1..01cc07efb728 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ static u64			walltime_nsecs_noise;
 static u64			runtime_cycles_avg;
 static u64			runtime_cycles_noise;
 
+#define MATCH_EVENT(t, c, counter)			\
+	(attrs[counter].type == PERF_TYPE_##t &&	\
+	 attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_##c)
+
 #define ERR_PERF_OPEN \
 "Error: counter %d, sys_perf_counter_open() syscall returned with %d (%s)\n"
 
@@ -133,13 +137,8 @@ static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter, int pid)
  */
 static inline int nsec_counter(int counter)
 {
-	if (attrs[counter].type != PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK)
-		return 1;
-
-	if (attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK)
+	if (MATCH_EVENT(SOFTWARE, SW_CPU_CLOCK, counter) ||
+	    MATCH_EVENT(SOFTWARE, SW_TASK_CLOCK, counter))
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -194,11 +193,9 @@ static void read_counter(int counter)
 	/*
 	 * Save the full runtime - to allow normalization during printout:
 	 */
-	if (attrs[counter].type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE &&
-		attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK)
+	if (MATCH_EVENT(SOFTWARE, SW_TASK_CLOCK, counter))
 		runtime_nsecs[run_idx] = count[0];
-	if (attrs[counter].type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE &&
-		attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES)
+	if (MATCH_EVENT(HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES, counter))
 		runtime_cycles[run_idx] = count[0];
 }
 
@@ -292,9 +289,7 @@ static void nsec_printout(int counter, u64 *count, u64 *noise)
 
 	fprintf(stderr, " %14.6f  %-24s", msecs, event_name(counter));
 
-	if (attrs[counter].type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE &&
-		attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK) {
-
+	if (MATCH_EVENT(SOFTWARE, SW_TASK_CLOCK, counter)) {
 		if (walltime_nsecs_avg)
 			fprintf(stderr, " # %10.3f CPUs ",
 				(double)count[0] / (double)walltime_nsecs_avg);
@@ -307,9 +302,7 @@ static void abs_printout(int counter, u64 *count, u64 *noise)
 	fprintf(stderr, " %14Ld  %-24s", count[0], event_name(counter));
 
 	if (runtime_cycles_avg &&
-		attrs[counter].type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE &&
-			attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS) {
-
+	    MATCH_EVENT(HARDWARE, HW_INSTRUCTIONS, counter)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, " # %10.3f IPC  ",
 			(double)count[0] / (double)runtime_cycles_avg);
 	} else {