diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 91346b7539607fb9e3b6dcb8f944af36f9e88572..343299575b303fb5443b99288fd487aab26e3915 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -126,6 +126,37 @@ modifier_bp	[rwx]{1,3}
 
 }
 
+<config>{
+config			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG); }
+config1			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG1); }
+config2			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2); }
+name			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME); }
+period			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD); }
+branch_type		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE); }
+,			{ return ','; }
+"/"			{ BEGIN(INITIAL); return '/'; }
+{name_minus}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_NAME); }
+}
+
+<mem>{
+{modifier_bp}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_MODIFIER_BP); }
+:			{ return ':'; }
+{num_dec}		{ return value(yyscanner, 10); }
+{num_hex}		{ return value(yyscanner, 16); }
+	/*
+	 * We need to separate 'mem:' scanner part, in order to get specific
+	 * modifier bits parsed out. Otherwise we would need to handle PE_NAME
+	 * and we'd need to parse it manually. During the escape from <mem>
+	 * state we need to put the escaping char back, so we dont miss it.
+	 */
+.			{ unput(*yytext); BEGIN(INITIAL); }
+	/*
+	 * We destroy the scanner after reaching EOF,
+	 * but anyway just to be sure get back to INIT state.
+	 */
+<<EOF>>			{ BEGIN(INITIAL); }
+}
+
 cpu-cycles|cycles				{ return sym(yyscanner, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES); }
 stalled-cycles-frontend|idle-cycles-frontend	{ return sym(yyscanner, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND); }
 stalled-cycles-backend|idle-cycles-backend	{ return sym(yyscanner, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND); }
@@ -162,18 +193,6 @@ speculative-read|speculative-load	|
 refs|Reference|ops|access		|
 misses|miss				{ return str(yyscanner, PE_NAME_CACHE_OP_RESULT); }
 
-<config>{
-config			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG); }
-config1			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG1); }
-config2			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2); }
-name			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME); }
-period			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD); }
-branch_type		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE); }
-,			{ return ','; }
-"/"			{ BEGIN(INITIAL); return '/'; }
-{name_minus}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_NAME); }
-}
-
 mem:			{ BEGIN(mem); return PE_PREFIX_MEM; }
 r{num_raw_hex}		{ return raw(yyscanner); }
 {num_dec}		{ return value(yyscanner, 10); }
@@ -189,25 +208,7 @@ r{num_raw_hex}		{ return raw(yyscanner); }
 "}"			{ return '}'; }
 =			{ return '='; }
 \n			{ }
-
-<mem>{
-{modifier_bp}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_MODIFIER_BP); }
-:			{ return ':'; }
-{num_dec}		{ return value(yyscanner, 10); }
-{num_hex}		{ return value(yyscanner, 16); }
-	/*
-	 * We need to separate 'mem:' scanner part, in order to get specific
-	 * modifier bits parsed out. Otherwise we would need to handle PE_NAME
-	 * and we'd need to parse it manually. During the escape from <mem>
-	 * state we need to put the escaping char back, so we dont miss it.
-	 */
-.			{ unput(*yytext); BEGIN(INITIAL); }
-	/*
-	 * We destroy the scanner after reaching EOF,
-	 * but anyway just to be sure get back to INIT state.
-	 */
-<<EOF>>			{ BEGIN(INITIAL); }
-}
+.			{ }
 
 %%