diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmus.c b/tools/perf/util/pmus.c
index afd59d678fd0..dd7c2ffdab38 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmus.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void pmu_read_sysfs(unsigned int to_read_types)
 
 	if ((to_read_types & PERF_TOOL_PMU_TYPE_TOOL_MASK) != 0 &&
 	    (read_pmu_types & PERF_TOOL_PMU_TYPE_TOOL_MASK) == 0) {
-		tool_pmu = perf_pmus__tool_pmu();
+		tool_pmu = tool_pmu__new();
 		list_add_tail(&tool_pmu->list, &other_pmus);
 	}
 	if ((to_read_types & PERF_TOOL_PMU_TYPE_HWMON_MASK) != 0 &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.c
index 3a68debe7143..9156745ea180 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.c
@@ -490,17 +490,16 @@ int evsel__tool_pmu_read(struct evsel *evsel, int cpu_map_idx, int thread)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct perf_pmu *perf_pmus__tool_pmu(void)
+struct perf_pmu *tool_pmu__new(void)
 {
-	static struct perf_pmu tool = {
-		.name = "tool",
-		.type = PERF_PMU_TYPE_TOOL,
-		.aliases = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tool.aliases),
-		.caps = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tool.caps),
-		.format = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tool.format),
-	};
-	if (!tool.events_table)
-		tool.events_table = find_core_events_table("common", "common");
+	struct perf_pmu *tool = zalloc(sizeof(struct perf_pmu));
 
-	return &tool;
+	tool->name = strdup("tool");
+	tool->type = PERF_PMU_TYPE_TOOL;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tool->aliases);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tool->caps);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tool->format);
+	tool->events_table = find_core_events_table("common", "common");
+
+	return tool;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.h
index a60184859080..c6ad1dd90a56 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool_pmu.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ int evsel__tool_pmu_open(struct evsel *evsel,
 			 int start_cpu_map_idx, int end_cpu_map_idx);
 int evsel__tool_pmu_read(struct evsel *evsel, int cpu_map_idx, int thread);
 
-struct perf_pmu *perf_pmus__tool_pmu(void);
+struct perf_pmu *tool_pmu__new(void);
 
 #endif /* __TOOL_PMU_H */