diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/powerpc/power9/metrics.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/powerpc/power9/metrics.json
index 811c2a8c1c9e..f427436f2c0a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/powerpc/power9/metrics.json
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/powerpc/power9/metrics.json
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
     },
     {
         "BriefDescription": "Completion stall for other reasons",
-        "MetricExpr": "PM_CMPLU_STALL - PM_CMPLU_STALL_NTC_DISP_FIN - PM_CMPLU_STALL_NTC_FLUSH - PM_CMPLU_STALL_LSU - PM_CMPLU_STALL_EXEC_UNIT - PM_CMPLU_STALL_BRU)/PM_RUN_INST_CMPL",
+        "MetricExpr": "(PM_CMPLU_STALL - PM_CMPLU_STALL_NTC_DISP_FIN - PM_CMPLU_STALL_NTC_FLUSH - PM_CMPLU_STALL_LSU - PM_CMPLU_STALL_EXEC_UNIT - PM_CMPLU_STALL_BRU)/PM_RUN_INST_CMPL",
         "MetricGroup": "cpi_breakdown",
         "MetricName": "other_stall_cpi"
     },