diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 81dbd5a0894c8..deba66955f8c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,13 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.check = test__pinned_group,
 		.id    = 41,
 	},
+#if defined(__s390x__)
+	{
+		.name  = "kvm-s390:kvm_s390_create_vm",
+		.check = test__checkevent_tracepoint,
+		.id    = 100,
+	},
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {