diff --git a/TOOLS/stats-conv.py b/TOOLS/stats-conv.py
index 6f8c424fec..5884af5d46 100755
--- a/TOOLS/stats-conv.py
+++ b/TOOLS/stats-conv.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import re
 
 filename = sys.argv[1]
 
-event_regex = re.compile(".*")
+events = ".*"
+if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+    events = sys.argv[2]
+event_regex = re.compile(events)
 
 """
 This script is meant to display stats written by mpv --dump-stats=filename.