diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/stat.c b/tools/perf/tests/stat.c
index c7a2bdb..aa35d28 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/stat.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 			 struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct stat_config_event *config = &event->stat_config;
+	struct perf_stat_config stat_config;
 
 #define HAS(term, val) \
 	has_term(config, PERF_STAT_CONFIG_TERM__##term, val)
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@
 
 #undef HAS
 
+	perf_event__read_stat_config(&stat_config, config);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong aggr_mode", stat_config.aggr_mode == AGGR_CORE);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong scale",     stat_config.scale == 1);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong interval",  stat_config.interval == 1);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 1ea693c..223deaf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -909,6 +909,30 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
+void perf_event__read_stat_config(struct perf_stat_config *config,
+				  struct stat_config_event *event)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event->nr; i++) {
+
+		switch (event->data[i].tag) {
+#define CASE(__term, __val)					\
+		case PERF_STAT_CONFIG_TERM__##__term:		\
+			config->__val = event->data[i].val;	\
+			break;
+
+		CASE(AGGR_MODE, aggr_mode)
+		CASE(SCALE,     scale)
+		CASE(INTERVAL,  interval)
+#undef CASE
+		default:
+			pr_warning("unknown stat config term %" PRIu64 "\n",
+				   event->data[i].tag);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_comm(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 {
 	const char *s;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 39014c7..4e87be2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@
 				       struct perf_stat_config *config,
 				       perf_event__handler_t process,
 				       struct machine *machine);
+void perf_event__read_stat_config(struct perf_stat_config *config,
+				  struct stat_config_event *event);
 
 int perf_event__synthesize_modules(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				   perf_event__handler_t process,