diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index bd8860eeb291..b70c245664eb 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -409,7 +409,8 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 				inherit_thread :  1, /* children only inherit if cloned with CLONE_THREAD */
 				remove_on_exec :  1, /* event is removed from task on exec */
 				sigtrap        :  1, /* send synchronous SIGTRAP on event */
-				__reserved_1   : 26;
+				exclude_machine:  1, /* don't count M-Mode */
+				__reserved_1   : 25;
 
 	union {
 		__u32		wakeup_events;	  /* wakeup every n events */
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index bd8860eeb291..17f4d3ac10da 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -409,7 +409,8 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 				inherit_thread :  1, /* children only inherit if cloned with CLONE_THREAD */
 				remove_on_exec :  1, /* event is removed from task on exec */
 				sigtrap        :  1, /* send synchronous SIGTRAP on event */
-				__reserved_1   : 26;
+				exclude_machine:  1, /* don't count events in M-Mode */
+				__reserved_1   : 25;
 
 	union {
 		__u32		wakeup_events;	  /* wakeup every n events */
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
index 4dc8d0af19df..e6d10d95df70 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ counted. The following modifiers exist:
 
  u - user-space counting
  k - kernel counting
+ m - machine counting
  h - hypervisor counting
  I - non idle counting
  G - guest counting (in KVM guests)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index a508f1dbcb2a..617a66003648 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -1323,6 +1323,19 @@ static int test__exclusive_group(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int test__checkevent_exclude_machine_modifier(struct evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_machine", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_machine);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
+
+	return test__checkevent_symbolic_name(evlist);
+}
+
 static int test__checkevent_breakpoint_len(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
@@ -1943,6 +1956,11 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		.check = test__exclusive_group,
 		.id    = 57,
 	},
+	{
+		.name  = "instructions:m",
+		.check = test__checkevent_exclude_machine_modifier,
+		.id    = 58,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a59fb2ecb84e..a49c995908dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -542,9 +542,11 @@ static int evsel__add_modifiers(struct evsel *evsel, char *bf, size_t size)
 			r += scnprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%c", mod);	\
 		} } while(0)
 
-	if (attr->exclude_kernel || attr->exclude_user || attr->exclude_hv) {
+	if (attr->exclude_kernel || attr->exclude_user ||
+	    attr->exclude_hv || attr->exclude_machine) {
 		MOD_PRINT(kernel, 'k');
 		MOD_PRINT(user, 'u');
+		MOD_PRINT(machine, 'm');
 		MOD_PRINT(hv, 'h');
 		exclude_guest_default = true;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 5bfb6f892489..920397e1b959 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1867,6 +1867,7 @@ struct event_modifier {
 	int weak;
 	int exclusive;
 	int bpf_counter;
+	int em;
 };
 
 static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
@@ -1874,6 +1875,7 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 {
 	int eu = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_user : 0;
 	int ek = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel : 0;
+	int em = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_machine : 0;
 	int eh = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv : 0;
 	int eH = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_host : 0;
 	int eG = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_guest : 0;
@@ -1884,7 +1886,7 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 	int pinned = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.pinned : 0;
 	int exclusive = evsel ? evsel->core.attr.exclusive : 0;
 
-	int exclude = eu | ek | eh;
+	int exclude = eu | ek | eh | em;
 	int exclude_GH = evsel ? evsel->exclude_GH : 0;
 	int weak = 0;
 	int bpf_counter = 0;
@@ -1894,17 +1896,17 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 	while (*str) {
 		if (*str == 'u') {
 			if (!exclude)
-				exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
+				exclude = eu = ek = eh = em = 1;
 			if (!exclude_GH && !perf_guest)
 				eG = 1;
 			eu = 0;
 		} else if (*str == 'k') {
 			if (!exclude)
-				exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
+				exclude = eu = ek = eh = em = 1;
 			ek = 0;
 		} else if (*str == 'h') {
 			if (!exclude)
-				exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
+				exclude = eu = ek = eh = em = 1;
 			eh = 0;
 		} else if (*str == 'G') {
 			if (!exclude_GH)
@@ -1933,6 +1935,10 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 			weak = 1;
 		} else if (*str == 'b') {
 			bpf_counter = 1;
+		} else if (*str == 'm') {
+			if (!exclude)
+				exclude = eu = ek = eh = em = 1;
+			em = 0;
 		} else
 			break;
 
@@ -1958,6 +1964,7 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 	mod->eH = eH;
 	mod->eG = eG;
 	mod->eI = eI;
+	mod->em = em;
 	mod->precise = precise;
 	mod->precise_max = precise_max;
 	mod->exclude_GH = exclude_GH;
@@ -1979,7 +1986,7 @@ static int check_modifier(char *str)
 	char *p = str;
 
 	/* The sizeof includes 0 byte as well. */
-	if (strlen(str) > (sizeof("ukhGHpppPSDIWeb") - 1))
+	if (strlen(str) > (sizeof("ukmhGHpppPSDIWeb") - 1))
 		return -1;
 
 	while (*p) {
@@ -2011,6 +2018,7 @@ int parse_events__modifier_event(struct list_head *list, char *str, bool add)
 
 		evsel->core.attr.exclude_user   = mod.eu;
 		evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel = mod.ek;
+		evsel->core.attr.exclude_machine= mod.em;
 		evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv     = mod.eh;
 		evsel->core.attr.precise_ip     = mod.precise;
 		evsel->core.attr.exclude_host   = mod.eH;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 4efe9872c667..5528a52611de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ name_tag	[\'][a-zA-Z_*?\[\]][a-zA-Z0-9_*?\-,\.\[\]:=]*[\']
 name_minus	[a-zA-Z_*?][a-zA-Z0-9\-_*?.:]*
 drv_cfg_term	[a-zA-Z0-9_\.]+(=[a-zA-Z0-9_*?\.:]+)?
 /* If you add a modifier you need to update check_modifier() */
-modifier_event	[ukhpPGHSDIWeb]+
+modifier_event	[ukhpPGHSDIWebm]+
 modifier_bp	[rwx]{1,3}
 
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