diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 0be6605..fc4f080 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -230,14 +230,7 @@
 	struct perf_record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the evsel leader links before we configure attributes,
-	 * since some might depend on this info.
-	 */
-	if (opts->group)
-		perf_evlist__set_leader(evlist);
-
-	perf_evlist__config_attrs(evlist, opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
 		struct perf_event_attr *attr = &pos->attr;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 7932ffa..d222d7f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	perf_evlist__config_attrs(evlist, &trace->opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &trace->opts);
 
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 5902772..6ea66cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CPU);
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TID);
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
-	perf_evlist__config_attrs(evlist, &opts);
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
 
 	err = sched__get_first_possible_cpu(evlist->workload.pid, &cpu_mask);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 5a0878d..dc8aee9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@
 	return evlist;
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__config_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-			       struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			struct perf_record_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	/*
+	 * Set the evsel leader links before we configure attributes,
+	 * since some might depend on this info.
+	 */
+	if (opts->group)
+		perf_evlist__set_leader(evlist);
 
 	if (evlist->cpus->map[0] < 0)
 		opts->no_inherit = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 56003f7..457e235 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
-void perf_evlist__config_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-			       struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			 struct perf_record_opts *opts);
 
 int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				  struct perf_record_opts *opts,