diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index e888446d80fa251d0da6c5c88e51941158de684f..123d2c0a6b6881a13d04605c5e25b031d6761fb5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ new_eprobe_trigger(struct trace_eprobe *ep, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&trigger->list);
 
 	if (ep->filter_str) {
-		ret = create_event_filter(file->tr, file->event_call,
+		ret = create_event_filter(file->tr, ep->event,
 					ep->filter_str, false, &filter);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;