diff --git a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
index af7071778a0c..f2a868b696a8 100755
--- a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
+++ b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ class Tui(object):
             regex = self.screen.getstr()
             curses.noecho()
             if len(regex) == 0:
+                self.stats.fields_filter = r'^[^\(]*$'
                 self.refresh_header()
                 return
             try: