diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c b/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c
index 6f921db33cf9..4cb7d486b5c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "tests.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
 #include "../perf-sys.h"
 #include "cloexec.h"
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ static int __event(bool is_x, void *addr, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 	attr->config = 0;
 	attr->bp_type = is_x ? HW_BREAKPOINT_X : HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
 	attr->bp_addr = (unsigned long) addr;
-	attr->bp_len = sizeof(long);
+	attr->bp_len = is_x ? default_breakpoint_len() : sizeof(long);
 
 	attr->sample_period = 1;
 	attr->sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ static int bp_accounting(int wp_cnt, int share)
 	attr_mod = attr;
 	attr_mod.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_X;
 	attr_mod.bp_addr = (unsigned long) test_function;
+	attr_mod.bp_len = default_breakpoint_len();
 
 	ret = ioctl(fd[0], PERF_EVENT_IOC_MODIFY_ATTRIBUTES, &attr_mod);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to modify wp\n", ret == 0);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c b/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c
index 1f2908f02389..3faeb5b6fe0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "tests.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
 #include "perf-sys.h"
 #include "cloexec.h"
 
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ static int __event(bool is_x, void *addr, int sig)
 	pe.config = 0;
 	pe.bp_type = is_x ? HW_BREAKPOINT_X : HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
 	pe.bp_addr = (unsigned long) addr;
-	pe.bp_len = sizeof(long);
+	pe.bp_len = is_x ? default_breakpoint_len() : sizeof(long);
 
 	pe.sample_period = 1;
 	pe.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal_overflow.c b/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal_overflow.c
index 4e897c2cf26b..ee560e156be6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal_overflow.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bp_signal_overflow.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "tests.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
 #include "../perf-sys.h"
 #include "cloexec.h"
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ static int test__bp_signal_overflow(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int
 	pe.config = 0;
 	pe.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_X;
 	pe.bp_addr = (unsigned long) test_function;
-	pe.bp_len = sizeof(long);
+	pe.bp_len = default_breakpoint_len();
 
 	pe.sample_period = THRESHOLD;
 	pe.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index edc2adcf1bae..639e65a9bf61 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <api/fs/fs.h>
 #include "tests.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
 #include "pmu.h"
 #include "pmus.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_breakpoint_x(struct evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, 0));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong bp_type",
 			HW_BREAKPOINT_X == evsel->core.attr.bp_type);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong bp_len", sizeof(long) == evsel->core.attr.bp_len);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong bp_len", default_breakpoint_len() == evsel->core.attr.bp_len);
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 9c0ce01684c3..8c837c8a6c8c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -671,6 +671,11 @@ static int add_tracepoint_multi_sys(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT */
 
+size_t default_breakpoint_len(void)
+{
+	return sizeof(long);
+}
+
 static int
 parse_breakpoint_type(const char *type, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
@@ -729,7 +734,7 @@ int parse_events_add_breakpoint(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 	/* Provide some defaults if len is not specified */
 	if (!len) {
 		if (attr.bp_type == HW_BREAKPOINT_X)
-			len = sizeof(long);
+			len = default_breakpoint_len();
 		else
 			len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index b735cd9e0acf..68bfea9ffa70 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -286,4 +286,6 @@ static inline bool is_sdt_event(char *str __maybe_unused)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT */
 
+size_t default_breakpoint_len(void);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_PARSE_EVENTS_H */