diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index ab3cb67b869e..7cc5f0a77c3c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2462,12 +2462,22 @@ static struct trace_event_file *
 trace_create_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call,
 		       struct trace_array *tr)
 {
+	struct trace_pid_list *no_pid_list;
+	struct trace_pid_list *pid_list;
 	struct trace_event_file *file;
 
 	file = kmem_cache_alloc(file_cachep, GFP_TRACE);
 	if (!file)
 		return NULL;
 
+	pid_list = rcu_dereference_protected(tr->filtered_pids,
+					     lockdep_is_held(&event_mutex));
+	no_pid_list = rcu_dereference_protected(tr->filtered_no_pids,
+					     lockdep_is_held(&event_mutex));
+
+	if (pid_list || no_pid_list)
+		file->flags |= EVENT_FILE_FL_PID_FILTER;
+
 	file->event_call = call;
 	file->tr = tr;
 	atomic_set(&file->sm_ref, 0);