diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
index f89f656c7757..edb13b8b7a57 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
@@ -756,6 +756,17 @@ int metricgroup__parse_groups(const struct option *opt,
 			    metric_no_merge, NULL, metric_events, map);
 }
 
+int metricgroup__parse_groups_test(struct evlist *evlist,
+				   struct pmu_events_map *map,
+				   const char *str,
+				   bool metric_no_group,
+				   bool metric_no_merge,
+				   struct rblist *metric_events)
+{
+	return parse_groups(evlist, str, metric_no_group,
+			    metric_no_merge, &perf_pmu__fake, metric_events, map);
+}
+
 bool metricgroup__has_metric(const char *metric)
 {
 	struct pmu_events_map *map = perf_pmu__find_map(NULL);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
index 287850bcdeca..426c824e20bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 struct evsel;
+struct evlist;
 struct option;
 struct rblist;
+struct pmu_events_map;
 
 struct metric_event {
 	struct rb_node nd;
@@ -34,6 +36,13 @@ int metricgroup__parse_groups(const struct option *opt,
 			      bool metric_no_merge,
 			      struct rblist *metric_events);
 
+int metricgroup__parse_groups_test(struct evlist *evlist,
+				   struct pmu_events_map *map,
+				   const char *str,
+				   bool metric_no_group,
+				   bool metric_no_merge,
+				   struct rblist *metric_events);
+
 void metricgroup__print(bool metrics, bool groups, char *filter,
 			bool raw, bool details);
 bool metricgroup__has_metric(const char *metric);