diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index c247faca7127c19e2ab7eae99be56310a35c7bb1..c12655af2b881c15769db9be1f88b24d46aa94a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int create_perf_stat_counter(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 	}
 
 	if (!perf_target__has_task(&target) &&
-	    !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel)) {
+	    perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel)) {
 		attr->disabled = 1;
 		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 32ee478905eb8ed0bd182bed13fd3a57bb0746bd..294ffddfbf42f7bb89341c794f89e895f9e8a18a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int test__group1(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	/* cycles:upp */
 	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int test__group2(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	/* cache-references + :u modifier */
 	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int test__group2(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static int test__group3(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name",
 		!strcmp(leader->group_name, "group1"));
 
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static int test__group3(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name",
 		!strcmp(leader->group_name, "group2"));
 
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static int test__group3(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static int test__group4(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	/* instructions:kp + p */
 	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static int test__group5(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	/* instructions + G */
 	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static int test__group5(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	/* instructions:G */
 	evsel = perf_evsel__next(evsel);
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static int test__group5(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->attr.precise_ip);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel));
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 90db2a14e4bb807d6587f8ee166ec6a474d41962..d0e1e821fe85304145fc691d44ef7d7836789093 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < evlist->cpus->nr; cpu++) {
 		list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
-			if (perf_evsel__is_group_member(pos))
+			if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
 				continue;
 			for (thread = 0; thread < evlist->threads->nr; thread++)
 				ioctl(FD(pos, cpu, thread),
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus); cpu++) {
 		list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
-			if (perf_evsel__is_group_member(pos))
+			if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
 				continue;
 			for (thread = 0; thread < evlist->threads->nr; thread++)
 				ioctl(FD(pos, cpu, thread),
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 7e93418a45d1df5803a9559dc7a5b02d678c3609..bb58b05f905f9a157d41db9547b175850a9578a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -520,14 +520,14 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	 * Disabling only independent events or group leaders,
 	 * keeping group members enabled.
 	 */
-	if (!perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel))
+	if (perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
 		attr->disabled = 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Setting enable_on_exec for independent events and
 	 * group leaders for traced executed by perf.
 	 */
-	if (perf_target__none(&opts->target) && !perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel))
+	if (perf_target__none(&opts->target) && perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
 		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
 }
 
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static int get_group_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int cpu, int thread)
 	struct perf_evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
 	int fd;
 
-	if (!perf_evsel__is_group_member(evsel))
+	if (perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
 		return -1;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index cbf6d97f064638a2836b34c7568b8659916b5132..3f7ff471de2bcdbca7144b9420c5776777074d9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ static inline struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__next(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 	return list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
 }
 
-static inline bool perf_evsel__is_group_member(const struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+static inline bool perf_evsel__is_group_leader(const struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
-	return evsel->leader != evsel;
+	return evsel->leader == evsel;
 }
 #endif /* __PERF_EVSEL_H */