diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 7f9f87a470c3bc..aae0fd9045c1c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static int test__group2(struct evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->core.attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->core.attr.precise_ip);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static int test__group3(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_guest);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->core.attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", !evsel->core.attr.precise_ip);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel__is_group_leader(evsel));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 9f7260e691134e..ff4c23d2a0f31a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "util/evsel_config.h"
 #include "util/event.h"
 #include "util/pfm.h"
+#include "perf.h"
 
 #define MAX_NAME_LEN 100
 
@@ -1794,6 +1795,8 @@ static int get_event_modifier(struct event_modifier *mod, char *str,
 		if (*str == 'u') {
 			if (!exclude)
 				exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
+			if (!exclude_GH && !perf_guest)
+				eG = 1;
 			eu = 0;
 		} else if (*str == 'k') {
 			if (!exclude)