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diff --git a/doc/man/lttng-enable-event.1.txt b/doc/man/lttng-enable-event.1.txt
index 4d88bdb1b..f33507cec 100644
--- a/doc/man/lttng-enable-event.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/lttng-enable-event.1.txt
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ when creating a new event rule. If the filter expression evaluates
 to true when executed against the dynamic values of an event's fields
 when tracing, the filtering condition passes.
 
+NOTE: Make sure to **single-quote** the filter expression when running
+the command from a shell, as filter expressions typically include
+characters having a special meaning for most shells.
+
 The filter expression syntax is very similar to C language conditional
 expressions (expressions that can be evaluated by an `if` statement).