diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
index a20bf3bdcb9f..a76ccf2deb56 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ 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