diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 6f7d453..a339517 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 	*config = attr.config;
 out_free:
-	parse_events__free_terms(terms);
+	parse_events_terms__delete(terms);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index d1b49ec..e5583fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1386,8 +1386,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (data.terms)
-		parse_events__free_terms(data.terms);
+	parse_events_terms__delete(data.terms);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2078,8 +2077,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
-void parse_events__free_terms(struct list_head *terms)
+void parse_events_terms__delete(struct list_head *terms)
 {
+	if (!terms)
+		return;
 	parse_events_terms__purge(terms);
 	free(terms);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index f90a04c..53628bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 			      char *config, unsigned idx);
 int parse_events_term__clone(struct parse_events_term **new,
 			     struct parse_events_term *term);
-void parse_events__free_terms(struct list_head *terms);
+void parse_events_terms__delete(struct list_head *terms);
 void parse_events_terms__purge(struct list_head *terms);
 int parse_events__modifier_event(struct list_head *list, char *str, bool add);
 int parse_events__modifier_group(struct list_head *list, char *event_mod);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index ad37996..c0eac88 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, $1, $3));
-	parse_events__free_terms($3);
+	parse_events_terms__delete($3);
 	$$ = list;
 }
 |
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, "cpu", head));
-	parse_events__free_terms(head);
+	parse_events_terms__delete(head);
 	$$ = list;
 }
 |
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_pmu(data, list, "cpu", head));
-	parse_events__free_terms(head);
+	parse_events_terms__delete(head);
 	$$ = list;
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_numeric(data, list, type, config, $3));
-	parse_events__free_terms($3);
+	parse_events_terms__delete($3);
 	$$ = list;
 }
 |