diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
index e6035ecbeee8..73b2ff2ddf29 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static void uniquify_event_name(struct evsel *counter)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (counter->uniquified_name || counter->use_config_name ||
-	    !counter->pmu_name || !strncmp(counter->name, counter->pmu_name,
+	    !counter->pmu_name || !strncmp(evsel__name(counter), counter->pmu_name,
 					   strlen(counter->pmu_name)))
 		return;