diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/evsel.c
index 88306183d62902b57b434cae5ff048277868bed8..ff4561b7b600f32ca8098a8ad455fcc8db9cd8c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/evsel.c
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ bool arch_evsel__must_be_in_group(const struct evsel *evsel)
 		return false;
 
 	return evsel->name &&
-		(!strcasecmp(evsel->name, "slots") ||
+		(strcasestr(evsel->name, "slots") ||
 		 strcasestr(evsel->name, "topdown"));
 }