diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 39302a455a58ec2b09a8c76fc26767ffb61613bb..8d0b6236112974ac6331694550bf064b50667b21 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1085,19 +1085,38 @@ int perf_evlist__set_filter(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *filter)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__set_filter_pid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, pid_t pid)
+int perf_evlist__set_filter_pids(struct perf_evlist *evlist, size_t npids, pid_t *pids)
 {
 	char *filter;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -1;
+	size_t i;
 
-	if (asprintf(&filter, "common_pid != %d", pid) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	for (i = 0; i < npids; ++i) {
+		if (i == 0) {
+			if (asprintf(&filter, "common_pid != %d", pids[i]) < 0)
+				return -1;
+		} else {
+			char *tmp;
+
+			if (asprintf(&tmp, "%s && common_pid != %d", filter, pids[i]) < 0)
+				goto out_free;
+
+			free(filter);
+			filter = tmp;
+		}
+	}
 
 	ret = perf_evlist__set_filter(evlist, filter);
+out_free:
 	free(filter);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int perf_evlist__set_filter_pid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, pid_t pid)
+{
+	return perf_evlist__set_filter_pids(evlist, 1, &pid);
+}
+
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 715fa3a296f4d4b87e4a7a048facbed79a23f49d..c19ff45c9ad58e48d124edbe6a9b2036c0a48700 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ int perf_evlist__add_newtp(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 int perf_evlist__set_filter(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *filter);
 int perf_evlist__set_filter_pid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, pid_t pid);
+int perf_evlist__set_filter_pids(struct perf_evlist *evlist, size_t npids, pid_t *pids);
 
 struct perf_evsel *
 perf_evlist__find_tracepoint_by_id(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int id);