diff --git a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
index 53dcd406e9d6..790fbce95bd6 100755
--- a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
+++ b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
@@ -1013,6 +1013,8 @@ class Tui(object):
                                    (key, values[0], values[0] * 100 / total,
                                     cur))
             row += 1
+        if row == 3:
+            self.screen.addstr(4, 1, 'No matching events reported yet')
         self.screen.refresh()
 
     def show_filter_selection(self):