diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 3a4445f..961560b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -136,15 +136,14 @@
 }
 
 void perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-				   struct list_head *list,
-				   int nr_entries)
+				   struct list_head *list)
 {
-	bool set_id_pos = !evlist->nr_entries;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *temp;
 
-	list_splice_tail(list, &evlist->entries);
-	evlist->nr_entries += nr_entries;
-	if (set_id_pos)
-		perf_evlist__set_id_pos(evlist);
+	__evlist__for_each_safe(list, temp, evsel) {
+		list_del_init(&evsel->node);
+		perf_evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
+	}
 }
 
 void __perf_evlist__set_leader(struct list_head *list)
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@
 		list_add_tail(&evsel->node, &head);
 	}
 
-	perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &head, nr_attrs);
+	perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &head);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index cfc4df6..115d8b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@
 bool perf_evlist__valid_read_format(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-				   struct list_head *list,
-				   int nr_entries);
+				   struct list_head *list);
 
 static inline struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__first(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index d826e6f..7e8ae21 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1140,10 +1140,9 @@
 	ret = parse_events__scanner(str, &data, PE_START_EVENTS);
 	perf_pmu__parse_cleanup();
 	if (!ret) {
-		int entries = data.idx - evlist->nr_entries;
 		struct perf_evsel *last;
 
-		perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &data.list, entries);
+		perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &data.list);
 		evlist->nr_groups += data.nr_groups;
 		last = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
 		last->cmdline_group_boundary = true;