diff --git a/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h b/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
index 570bb9794421..95483c7d81df 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ RB_DECLARE_CALLBACKS(RBSTATIC, RBNAME,					      \
 
 static inline void rb_set_parent(struct rb_node *rb, struct rb_node *p)
 {
-	rb->__rb_parent_color = rb_color(rb) | (unsigned long)p;
+	rb->__rb_parent_color = rb_color(rb) + (unsigned long)p;
 }
 
 static inline void rb_set_parent_color(struct rb_node *rb,
 				       struct rb_node *p, int color)
 {
-	rb->__rb_parent_color = (unsigned long)p | color;
+	rb->__rb_parent_color = (unsigned long)p + color;
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/tools/lib/rbtree.c b/tools/lib/rbtree.c
index 727396de6be5..9e7307186b7f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/tools/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 static inline void rb_set_black(struct rb_node *rb)
 {
-	rb->__rb_parent_color |= RB_BLACK;
+	rb->__rb_parent_color += RB_BLACK;
 }
 
 static inline struct rb_node *rb_red_parent(struct rb_node *red)