diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index d9b0aad17db..f4021a97f68 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5639,6 +5639,10 @@ static int perf_tp_filter_match(struct perf_event *event,
 {
 	void *record = data->raw->data;
 
+	/* only top level events have filters set */
+	if (event->parent)
+		event = event->parent;
+
 	if (likely(!event->filter) || filter_match_preds(event->filter, record))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;