diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
index 28c18d1d52c..516ecd9ddd6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@ static int test__group1(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	/* use of precise requires exclude_guest */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 2);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
@@ -599,7 +600,8 @@ static int test__group3(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	/* use of precise requires exclude_guest */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 3);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);
@@ -662,7 +664,8 @@ static int test__group4(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	/* use of precise requires exclude_guest */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
@@ -676,7 +679,8 @@ static int test__group4(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->attr.exclude_user);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->attr.exclude_hv);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", !evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
+	/* use of precise requires exclude_guest */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude guest", evsel->attr.exclude_guest);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude host", !evsel->attr.exclude_host);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong precise_ip", evsel->attr.precise_ip == 2);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel->leader == leader);