diff --git a/tools/perf/util/expr.y b/tools/perf/util/expr.y
index f9a20a3..7d22624 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/expr.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/expr.y
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 #define MAXIDLEN 256
 %}
 
-%pure-parser
+%define api.pure full
+
 %parse-param { double *final_val }
 %parse-param { struct parse_ctx *ctx }
 %parse-param { const char **pp }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 48126ae..776d770 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%pure-parser
+%define api.pure full
 %parse-param {void *_parse_state}
 %parse-param {void *scanner}
 %lex-param {void* scanner}