diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py
index e33e163b2815..62d1a1e1d458 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import re
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Union
 
+all_pmus = set()
 all_events = set()
 
 def LoadEvents(directory: str) -> None:
   """Populate a global set of all known events for the purpose of validating Event names"""
+  global all_pmus
   global all_events
   all_events = {
       "context\\-switches",
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ def LoadEvents(directory: str) -> None:
     if filename.endswith(".json"):
       try:
         for x in json.load(open(f"{directory}/{filename}")):
+          if "Unit" in x:
+            all_pmus.add(x["Unit"])
           if "EventName" in x:
             all_events.add(x["EventName"])
           elif "ArchStdEvent" in x:
@@ -36,6 +40,10 @@ def LoadEvents(directory: str) -> None:
         pass
 
 
+def CheckPmu(name: str) -> bool:
+  return name in all_pmus
+
+
 def CheckEvent(name: str) -> bool:
   """Check the event name exists in the set of all loaded events"""
   global all_events