diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index a6ae100..514493d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -96,17 +96,6 @@
 	"}"
 };
 
-/* must match transaction_attrs and the beginning limited_attrs */
-enum {
-	T_TASK_CLOCK,
-	T_INSTRUCTIONS,
-	T_CYCLES,
-	T_CYCLES_IN_TX,
-	T_TRANSACTION_START,
-	T_ELISION_START,
-	T_CYCLES_IN_TX_CP,
-};
-
 static struct perf_evlist	*evsel_list;
 
 static struct target target = {
@@ -352,29 +341,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct perf_evsel *nth_evsel(int n)
-{
-	static struct perf_evsel **array;
-	static int array_len;
-	struct perf_evsel *ev;
-	int j;
-
-	/* Assumes this only called when evsel_list does not change anymore. */
-	if (!array) {
-		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, ev)
-			array_len++;
-		array = malloc(array_len * sizeof(void *));
-		if (!array)
-			exit(ENOMEM);
-		j = 0;
-		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, ev)
-			array[j++] = ev;
-	}
-	if (n < array_len)
-		return array[n];
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * Update various tracking values we maintain to print
  * more semantic information such as miss/hit ratios,
@@ -389,14 +355,11 @@
 		update_stats(&runtime_nsecs_stats[cpu], count[0]);
 	else if (perf_evsel__match(counter, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES))
 		update_stats(&runtime_cycles_stats[ctx][cpu], count[0]);
-	else if (transaction_run &&
-		 perf_evsel__cmp(counter, nth_evsel(T_CYCLES_IN_TX)))
+	else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(counter, CYCLES_IN_TX))
 		update_stats(&runtime_transaction_stats[ctx][cpu], count[0]);
-	else if (transaction_run &&
-		 perf_evsel__cmp(counter, nth_evsel(T_TRANSACTION_START)))
+	else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(counter, TRANSACTION_START))
 		update_stats(&runtime_transaction_stats[ctx][cpu], count[0]);
-	else if (transaction_run &&
-		 perf_evsel__cmp(counter, nth_evsel(T_ELISION_START)))
+	else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(counter, ELISION_START))
 		update_stats(&runtime_elision_stats[ctx][cpu], count[0]);
 	else if (perf_evsel__match(counter, HARDWARE, HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND))
 		update_stats(&runtime_stalled_cycles_front_stats[ctx][cpu], count[0]);
@@ -1207,15 +1170,13 @@
 		} else {
 			fprintf(output, "                                   ");
 		}
-	} else if (transaction_run &&
-		   perf_evsel__cmp(evsel, nth_evsel(T_CYCLES_IN_TX))) {
+	} else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(evsel, CYCLES_IN_TX)) {
 		total = avg_stats(&runtime_cycles_stats[ctx][cpu]);
 		if (total)
 			fprintf(output,
 				" #   %5.2f%% transactional cycles   ",
 				100.0 * (avg / total));
-	} else if (transaction_run &&
-		   perf_evsel__cmp(evsel, nth_evsel(T_CYCLES_IN_TX_CP))) {
+	} else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(evsel, CYCLES_IN_TX_CP)) {
 		total = avg_stats(&runtime_cycles_stats[ctx][cpu]);
 		total2 = avg_stats(&runtime_cycles_in_tx_stats[ctx][cpu]);
 		if (total2 < avg)
@@ -1224,8 +1185,7 @@
 			fprintf(output,
 				" #   %5.2f%% aborted cycles         ",
 				100.0 * ((total2-avg) / total));
-	} else if (transaction_run &&
-		   perf_evsel__cmp(evsel, nth_evsel(T_TRANSACTION_START)) &&
+	} else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(evsel, TRANSACTION_START) &&
 		   avg > 0 &&
 		   runtime_cycles_in_tx_stats[ctx][cpu].n != 0) {
 		total = avg_stats(&runtime_cycles_in_tx_stats[ctx][cpu]);
@@ -1234,8 +1194,7 @@
 			ratio = total / avg;
 
 		fprintf(output, " # %8.0f cycles / transaction   ", ratio);
-	} else if (transaction_run &&
-		   perf_evsel__cmp(evsel, nth_evsel(T_ELISION_START)) &&
+	} else if (transaction_run && perf_stat_evsel__is(evsel, ELISION_START) &&
 		   avg > 0 &&
 		   runtime_cycles_in_tx_stats[ctx][cpu].n != 0) {
 		total = avg_stats(&runtime_cycles_in_tx_stats[ctx][cpu]);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.c b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
index 8e9f6bb..60b9282 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@
 
 #define ID(id, name) [PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__##id] = #name
 static const char *id_str[PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__MAX] = {
-	ID(NONE, x),
+	ID(NONE,		x),
+	ID(CYCLES_IN_TX,	cpu/cycles-t/),
+	ID(TRANSACTION_START,	cpu/tx-start/),
+	ID(ELISION_START,	cpu/el-start/),
+	ID(CYCLES_IN_TX_CP,	cpu/cycles-ct/),
 };
 #undef ID
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.h b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
index f4136cf..3df529b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 enum perf_stat_evsel_id {
 	PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__NONE = 0,
+	PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__CYCLES_IN_TX,
+	PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__TRANSACTION_START,
+	PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__ELISION_START,
+	PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__CYCLES_IN_TX_CP,
 	PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__MAX,
 };