diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/perf_event.h
index 5f071762fb1c..9185541035cc 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ static const char * const arc_pmu_ev_hw_map[] = {
 	[PERF_COUNT_ARC_ICM] = "icm",		/* I-cache Miss */
 	[PERF_COUNT_ARC_EDTLB] = "edtlb",	/* D-TLB Miss */
 	[PERF_COUNT_ARC_EITLB] = "eitlb",	/* I-TLB Miss */
+
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES] = "imemrdc",	/* Instr: mem read cached */
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES] = "dclm",		/* D-cache Load Miss */
 };
 
 #define C(_x)			PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_##_x
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 08f03d9b5b3e..2ce24e74f879 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ static int arc_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		if (arc_pmu->ev_hw_idx[event->attr.config] < 0)
 			return -ENOENT;
 		hwc->config |= arc_pmu->ev_hw_idx[event->attr.config];
-		pr_debug("init event %d with h/w %d \'%s\'\n",
-			 (int) event->attr.config, (int) hwc->config,
+		pr_debug("init event %d with h/w %08x \'%s\'\n",
+			 (int)event->attr.config, (int)hwc->config,
 			 arc_pmu_ev_hw_map[event->attr.config]);
 		return 0;
 
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ static int arc_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		hwc->config |= arc_pmu->ev_hw_idx[ret];
+		pr_debug("init cache event with h/w %08x \'%s\'\n",
+			 (int)hwc->config, arc_pmu_ev_hw_map[ret]);
 		return 0;
 	default:
 		return -ENOENT;