diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index 6ba226b4d166..52355417f3de 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ struct tep_filter_arg {
 	};
 };
 
-struct filter_type {
+struct tep_filter_type {
 	int			event_id;
 	struct tep_event_format	*event;
 	struct tep_filter_arg	*filter;
@@ -932,14 +932,14 @@ struct filter_type {
 
 #define TEP_FILTER_ERROR_BUFSZ  1024
 
-struct event_filter {
+struct tep_event_filter {
 	struct tep_handle	*pevent;
 	int			filters;
-	struct filter_type	*event_filters;
+	struct tep_filter_type	*event_filters;
 	char			error_buffer[TEP_FILTER_ERROR_BUFSZ];
 };
 
-struct event_filter *tep_filter_alloc(struct tep_handle *pevent);
+struct tep_event_filter *tep_filter_alloc(struct tep_handle *pevent);
 
 /* for backward compatibility */
 #define FILTER_NONE		TEP_ERRNO__NO_FILTER
@@ -953,39 +953,39 @@ enum filter_trivial_type {
 	FILTER_TRIVIAL_BOTH,
 };
 
-enum tep_errno tep_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
+enum tep_errno tep_filter_add_filter_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 					 const char *filter_str);
 
-enum tep_errno tep_filter_match(struct event_filter *filter,
+enum tep_errno tep_filter_match(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 				struct tep_record *record);
 
-int tep_filter_strerror(struct event_filter *filter, enum tep_errno err,
+int tep_filter_strerror(struct tep_event_filter *filter, enum tep_errno err,
 			char *buf, size_t buflen);
 
-int tep_event_filtered(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_event_filtered(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 		       int event_id);
 
-void tep_filter_reset(struct event_filter *filter);
+void tep_filter_reset(struct tep_event_filter *filter);
 
-int tep_filter_clear_trivial(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_filter_clear_trivial(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 			     enum filter_trivial_type type);
 
-void tep_filter_free(struct event_filter *filter);
+void tep_filter_free(struct tep_event_filter *filter);
 
-char *tep_filter_make_string(struct event_filter *filter, int event_id);
+char *tep_filter_make_string(struct tep_event_filter *filter, int event_id);
 
-int tep_filter_remove_event(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_filter_remove_event(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 			    int event_id);
 
-int tep_filter_event_has_trivial(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_filter_event_has_trivial(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 				 int event_id,
 				 enum filter_trivial_type type);
 
-int tep_filter_copy(struct event_filter *dest, struct event_filter *source);
+int tep_filter_copy(struct tep_event_filter *dest, struct tep_event_filter *source);
 
-int tep_update_trivial(struct event_filter *dest, struct event_filter *source,
+int tep_update_trivial(struct tep_event_filter *dest, struct tep_event_filter *source,
 			enum filter_trivial_type type);
 
-int tep_filter_compare(struct event_filter *filter1, struct event_filter *filter2);
+int tep_filter_compare(struct tep_event_filter *filter1, struct tep_event_filter *filter2);
 
 #endif /* _PARSE_EVENTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
index a03e990d76fa..daa205d9a930 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static enum tep_event_type read_token(char **tok)
 
 static int filter_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-	const struct filter_type *ea = a;
-	const struct filter_type *eb = b;
+	const struct tep_filter_type *ea = a;
+	const struct tep_filter_type *eb = b;
 
 	if (ea->event_id < eb->event_id)
 		return -1;
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ static int filter_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct filter_type *
-find_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter, int id)
+static struct tep_filter_type *
+find_filter_type(struct tep_event_filter *filter, int id)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
-	struct filter_type key;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type key;
 
 	key.event_id = id;
 
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ find_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter, int id)
 	return filter_type;
 }
 
-static struct filter_type *
-add_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter, int id)
+static struct tep_filter_type *
+add_filter_type(struct tep_event_filter *filter, int id)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 	int i;
 
 	filter_type = find_filter_type(filter, id);
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ add_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter, int id)
  * tep_filter_alloc - create a new event filter
  * @pevent: The pevent that this filter is associated with
  */
-struct event_filter *tep_filter_alloc(struct tep_handle *pevent)
+struct tep_event_filter *tep_filter_alloc(struct tep_handle *pevent)
 {
-	struct event_filter *filter;
+	struct tep_event_filter *filter;
 
 	filter = malloc(sizeof(*filter));
 	if (filter == NULL)
@@ -1218,10 +1218,10 @@ process_event(struct tep_event_format *event, const char *filter_str,
 }
 
 static enum tep_errno
-filter_event(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_event_format *event,
+filter_event(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_event_format *event,
 	     const char *filter_str, char *error_str)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 	struct tep_filter_arg *arg;
 	enum tep_errno ret;
 
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ filter_event(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_event_format *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void filter_init_error_buf(struct event_filter *filter)
+static void filter_init_error_buf(struct tep_event_filter *filter)
 {
 	/* clear buffer to reset show error */
 	tep_buffer_init("", 0);
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ static void filter_init_error_buf(struct event_filter *filter)
  * negative error code.  Use tep_filter_strerror() to see
  * actual error message in case of error.
  */
-enum tep_errno tep_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
+enum tep_errno tep_filter_add_filter_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 					 const char *filter_str)
 {
 	struct tep_handle *pevent = filter->pevent;
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ enum tep_errno tep_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
 	return rtn;
 }
 
-static void free_filter_type(struct filter_type *filter_type)
+static void free_filter_type(struct tep_filter_type *filter_type)
 {
 	free_arg(filter_type->filter);
 }
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ static void free_filter_type(struct filter_type *filter_type)
  *
  * Returns 0 if message was filled successfully, -1 if error
  */
-int tep_filter_strerror(struct event_filter *filter, enum tep_errno err,
+int tep_filter_strerror(struct tep_event_filter *filter, enum tep_errno err,
 			char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
 	if (err <= __TEP_ERRNO__START || err >= __TEP_ERRNO__END)
@@ -1407,10 +1407,10 @@ int tep_filter_strerror(struct event_filter *filter, enum tep_errno err,
  * Returns 1: if an event was removed
  *   0: if the event was not found
  */
-int tep_filter_remove_event(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_filter_remove_event(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 			    int event_id)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 	unsigned long len;
 
 	if (!filter->filters)
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ int tep_filter_remove_event(struct event_filter *filter,
  *
  * Removes all filters from a filter and resets it.
  */
-void tep_filter_reset(struct event_filter *filter)
+void tep_filter_reset(struct tep_event_filter *filter)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ void tep_filter_reset(struct event_filter *filter)
 	filter->event_filters = NULL;
 }
 
-void tep_filter_free(struct event_filter *filter)
+void tep_filter_free(struct tep_event_filter *filter)
 {
 	tep_unref(filter->pevent);
 
@@ -1463,11 +1463,11 @@ void tep_filter_free(struct event_filter *filter)
 	free(filter);
 }
 
-static char *arg_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg);
+static char *arg_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg);
 
-static int copy_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter,
-			     struct event_filter *source,
-			     struct filter_type *filter_type)
+static int copy_filter_type(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
+			    struct tep_event_filter *source,
+			    struct tep_filter_type *filter_type)
 {
 	struct tep_filter_arg *arg;
 	struct tep_event_format *event;
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ static int copy_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter,
  *
  * Returns 0 on success and -1 if not all filters were copied
  */
-int tep_filter_copy(struct event_filter *dest, struct event_filter *source)
+int tep_filter_copy(struct tep_event_filter *dest, struct tep_event_filter *source)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -1547,13 +1547,13 @@ int tep_filter_copy(struct event_filter *dest, struct event_filter *source)
  * Returns 0 on success and -1 if there was a problem updating, but
  *   events may have still been updated on error.
  */
-int tep_update_trivial(struct event_filter *dest, struct event_filter *source,
+int tep_update_trivial(struct tep_event_filter *dest, struct tep_event_filter *source,
 		       enum filter_trivial_type type)
 {
 	struct tep_handle *src_pevent;
 	struct tep_handle *dest_pevent;
 	struct tep_event_format *event;
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 	struct tep_filter_arg *arg;
 	char *str;
 	int i;
@@ -1606,10 +1606,10 @@ int tep_update_trivial(struct event_filter *dest, struct event_filter *source,
  *
  * Returns 0 on success and -1 if there was a problem.
  */
-int tep_filter_clear_trivial(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_filter_clear_trivial(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 			     enum filter_trivial_type type)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 	int count = 0;
 	int *ids = NULL;
 	int i;
@@ -1668,11 +1668,11 @@ int tep_filter_clear_trivial(struct event_filter *filter,
  * Returns 1 if the event contains a matching trivial type
  *  otherwise 0.
  */
-int tep_filter_event_has_trivial(struct event_filter *filter,
+int tep_filter_event_has_trivial(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 				 int event_id,
 				 enum filter_trivial_type type)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 
 	if (!filter->filters)
 		return 0;
@@ -2022,9 +2022,9 @@ static int test_filter(struct tep_event_format *event, struct tep_filter_arg *ar
  * Returns 1 if filter found for @event_id
  *   otherwise 0;
  */
-int tep_event_filtered(struct event_filter *filter, int event_id)
+int tep_event_filtered(struct tep_event_filter *filter, int event_id)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 
 	if (!filter->filters)
 		return 0;
@@ -2046,11 +2046,11 @@ int tep_event_filtered(struct event_filter *filter, int event_id)
  * NO_FILTER - if no filters exist
  * otherwise - error occurred during test
  */
-enum tep_errno tep_filter_match(struct event_filter *filter,
+enum tep_errno tep_filter_match(struct tep_event_filter *filter,
 				struct tep_record *record)
 {
 	struct tep_handle *pevent = filter->pevent;
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 	int event_id;
 	int ret;
 	enum tep_errno err = 0;
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ enum tep_errno tep_filter_match(struct event_filter *filter,
 	return ret ? TEP_ERRNO__FILTER_MATCH : TEP_ERRNO__FILTER_MISS;
 }
 
-static char *op_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *op_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	char *str = NULL;
 	char *left = NULL;
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ static char *op_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 	return str;
 }
 
-static char *val_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *val_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	char *str = NULL;
 
@@ -2186,12 +2186,12 @@ static char *val_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 	return str;
 }
 
-static char *field_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *field_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	return strdup(arg->field.field->name);
 }
 
-static char *exp_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *exp_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	char *lstr;
 	char *rstr;
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ static char *exp_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 	return str;
 }
 
-static char *num_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *num_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	char *lstr;
 	char *rstr;
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ static char *num_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 	return str;
 }
 
-static char *str_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *str_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	char *str = NULL;
 	char *op = NULL;
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ static char *str_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 	return str;
 }
 
-static char *arg_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
+static char *arg_to_str(struct tep_event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
 {
 	char *str = NULL;
 
@@ -2373,9 +2373,9 @@ static char *arg_to_str(struct event_filter *filter, struct tep_filter_arg *arg)
  *  NULL is returned if no filter is found or allocation failed.
  */
 char *
-tep_filter_make_string(struct event_filter *filter, int event_id)
+tep_filter_make_string(struct tep_event_filter *filter, int event_id)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type;
 
 	if (!filter->filters)
 		return NULL;
@@ -2397,10 +2397,10 @@ tep_filter_make_string(struct event_filter *filter, int event_id)
  *  1 if the two filters hold the same content.
  *  0 if they do not.
  */
-int tep_filter_compare(struct event_filter *filter1, struct event_filter *filter2)
+int tep_filter_compare(struct tep_event_filter *filter1, struct tep_event_filter *filter2)
 {
-	struct filter_type *filter_type1;
-	struct filter_type *filter_type2;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type1;
+	struct tep_filter_type *filter_type2;
 	char *str1, *str2;
 	int result;
 	int i;
