diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
index e08d21ffd3a6..dfcfe2c131de 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ get_value(struct event_format *event,
 		const char *name;
 
 		name = get_comm(event, record);
-		return (unsigned long long)name;
+		return (unsigned long)name;
 	}
 
 	pevent_read_number_field(field, record->data, &val);