diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 313b280c0dd7..36d9dbec0b01 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ static void init_input_buf(const char *buf, unsigned long long size)
 	input_buf_ptr = 0;
 }
 
-const char *pevent_get_input_buf(void)
+const char *tep_get_input_buf(void)
 {
 	return input_buf;
 }
 
-unsigned long long pevent_get_input_buf_ptr(void)
+unsigned long long tep_get_input_buf_ptr(void)
 {
 	return input_buf_ptr;
 }
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ process_defined_func(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 static void free_func_handle(struct tep_function_handler *func);
 
 /**
- * pevent_buffer_init - init buffer for parsing
+ * tep_buffer_init - init buffer for parsing
  * @buf: buffer to parse
  * @size: the size of the buffer
  *
- * For use with pevent_read_token(), this initializes the internal
- * buffer that pevent_read_token() will parse.
+ * For use with tep_read_token(), this initializes the internal
+ * buffer that tep_read_token() will parse.
  */
-void pevent_buffer_init(const char *buf, unsigned long long size)
+void tep_buffer_init(const char *buf, unsigned long long size)
 {
 	init_input_buf(buf, size);
 }
@@ -913,11 +913,11 @@ static int __peek_char(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * pevent_peek_char - peek at the next character that will be read
+ * tep_peek_char - peek at the next character that will be read
  *
  * Returns the next character read, or -1 if end of buffer.
  */
-int pevent_peek_char(void)
+int tep_peek_char(void)
 {
 	return __peek_char();
 }
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static enum event_type read_token(char **tok)
 }
 
 /**
- * pevent_read_token - access to utilites to use the pevent parser
+ * tep_read_token - access to utilites to use the pevent parser
  * @tok: The token to return
  *
  * This will parse tokens from the string given by
@@ -1165,16 +1165,16 @@ static enum event_type read_token(char **tok)
  *
  * Returns the token type.
  */
-enum event_type pevent_read_token(char **tok)
+enum event_type tep_read_token(char **tok)
 {
 	return read_token(tok);
 }
 
 /**
- * pevent_free_token - free a token returned by pevent_read_token
+ * tep_free_token - free a token returned by tep_read_token
  * @token: the token to free
  */
-void pevent_free_token(char *token)
+void tep_free_token(char *token)
 {
 	free_token(token);
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index a4edfede9537..11b5608d2071 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -797,12 +797,12 @@ void pevent_ref(struct tep_handle *pevent);
 void pevent_unref(struct tep_handle *pevent);
 
 /* access to the internal parser */
-void pevent_buffer_init(const char *buf, unsigned long long size);
-enum event_type pevent_read_token(char **tok);
-void pevent_free_token(char *token);
-int pevent_peek_char(void);
-const char *pevent_get_input_buf(void);
-unsigned long long pevent_get_input_buf_ptr(void);
+void tep_buffer_init(const char *buf, unsigned long long size);
+enum event_type tep_read_token(char **tok);
+void tep_free_token(char *token);
+int tep_peek_char(void);
+const char *tep_get_input_buf(void);
+unsigned long long tep_get_input_buf_ptr(void);
 
 /* for debugging */
 void tep_print_funcs(struct tep_handle *pevent);
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
index aaf35995e9bb..e698fe503c92 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ static void show_error(char *error_buf, const char *fmt, ...)
 	int len;
 	int i;
 
-	input = pevent_get_input_buf();
-	index = pevent_get_input_buf_ptr();
+	input = tep_get_input_buf();
+	index = tep_get_input_buf_ptr();
 	len = input ? strlen(input) : 0;
 
 	if (len) {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void show_error(char *error_buf, const char *fmt, ...)
 
 static void free_token(char *token)
 {
-	pevent_free_token(token);
+	tep_free_token(token);
 }
 
 static enum event_type read_token(char **tok)
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ static enum event_type read_token(char **tok)
 
 	do {
 		free_token(token);
-		type = pevent_read_token(&token);
+		type = tep_read_token(&token);
 	} while (type == EVENT_NEWLINE || type == EVENT_SPACE);
 
 	/* If token is = or ! check to see if the next char is ~ */
 	if (token &&
 	    (strcmp(token, "=") == 0 || strcmp(token, "!") == 0) &&
-	    pevent_peek_char() == '~') {
+	    tep_peek_char() == '~') {
 		/* append it */
 		*tok = malloc(3);
 		if (*tok == NULL) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static enum event_type read_token(char **tok)
 		sprintf(*tok, "%c%c", *token, '~');
 		free_token(token);
 		/* Now remove the '~' from the buffer */
-		pevent_read_token(&token);
+		tep_read_token(&token);
 		free_token(token);
 	} else
 		*tok = token;
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ process_event(struct event_format *event, const char *filter_str,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	pevent_buffer_init(filter_str, strlen(filter_str));
+	tep_buffer_init(filter_str, strlen(filter_str));
 
 	ret = process_filter(event, parg, error_str, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ filter_event(struct event_filter *filter, struct event_format *event,
 static void filter_init_error_buf(struct event_filter *filter)
 {
 	/* clear buffer to reset show error */
-	pevent_buffer_init("", 0);
+	tep_buffer_init("", 0);
 	filter->error_buffer[0] = '\0';
 }
 
