diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h
index f2dd7c610093..7e3a713f97c6 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h
@@ -394,8 +394,10 @@ static int opt_event_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	if (!tevent)
 		fatal("Error alloc trace event");
 
-	if (*events)
+	if (*events) {
 		tevent->next = *events;
+		(*events)->prev = tevent;
+	}
 	*events = tevent;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
index 715a3616fe45..94e4510db2d1 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 struct trace_events {
 	struct trace_events *next;
+	struct trace_events *prev;
 	char *system;
 	char *event;
 	char *filter;