diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 2cb74343de3e..f14cb5fdb91f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ try_again:
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__set_filters(evlist)) {
+	if (perf_evlist__apply_filters(evlist)) {
 		error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			strerror(errno));
 		rc = -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index e0f65fe65944..e8cd4d81b06e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc __maybe_unused, const char **argv)
 		counter->supported = true;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__set_filters(evsel_list)) {
+	if (perf_evlist__apply_filters(evsel_list)) {
 		error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 704bd91ce05d..c3ec7878985b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void perf_evlist__delete_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	evlist->threads = NULL;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+int perf_evlist__apply_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	const struct thread_map *threads = evlist->threads;
 	const struct cpu_map *cpus = evlist->cpus;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 008a95702bf7..25e49e02810a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static inline void perf_evlist__set_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			     struct perf_target *target);
 void perf_evlist__delete_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
-int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+int perf_evlist__apply_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void __perf_evlist__set_leader(struct list_head *list);
 void perf_evlist__set_leader(struct perf_evlist *evlist);