diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 2eb8b1e..b14784c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evsel__append_filter(evsel, "&&", str) < 0) {
+	if (perf_evsel__append_filter(evsel, "(%s) && (%s)", str) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
 			"not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@
 
 	snprintf(new_filter, sizeof(new_filter), "common_pid != %d", getpid());
 
-	if (perf_evsel__append_filter(evsel, "&&", new_filter) < 0) {
+	if (perf_evsel__append_filter(evsel, "(%s) && (%s)", new_filter) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
 			"not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
 		return -1;