diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
index 0b2f0f88ca16..792a0b79f6b8 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ test_hybrid() {
   fi
 
   # Run default Perf stat
-  cycles_events=$(perf stat -a -- sleep 0.1 2>&1 | grep -E "/cpu-cycles/[uH]*|  cpu-cycles[:uH]*  " -c)
+  cycles_events=$(perf stat -a -- sleep 0.1 2>&1 | grep -E "/cpu-cycles/[uH]*|  cpu-cycles[:uH]*  "  | wc -l)
 
   # The expectation is that default output will have a cycles events on each
   # hybrid PMU. In situations with no cycles PMU events, like virtualized, this