diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index b2f729fdb317..60cac6f92e8b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		perf_session__process_machines(session, event__synthesize_guest_os);
 
 	if (!system_wide)
-		event__synthesize_thread(target_tid, process_synthesized_event,
-					 session);
+		event__synthesize_thread_map(threads, process_synthesized_event,
+					     session);
 	else
 		event__synthesize_threads(process_synthesized_event, session);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index b6998e055767..5a29d9cd9486 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (target_tid != -1)
-		event__synthesize_thread(target_tid, event__process, session);
+		event__synthesize_thread_map(threads, event__process, session);
 	else
 		event__synthesize_threads(event__process, session);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 1478ab4ee222..50d0a931497a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -263,11 +263,12 @@ static int __event__synthesize_thread(event_t *comm_event, event_t *mmap_event,
 					     process, session);
 }
 
-int event__synthesize_thread(pid_t pid, event__handler_t process,
-			     struct perf_session *session)
+int event__synthesize_thread_map(struct thread_map *threads,
+				 event__handler_t process,
+				 struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	event_t *comm_event, *mmap_event;
-	int err = -1;
+	int err = -1, thread;
 
 	comm_event = malloc(sizeof(comm_event->comm) + session->id_hdr_size);
 	if (comm_event == NULL)
@@ -277,8 +278,15 @@ int event__synthesize_thread(pid_t pid, event__handler_t process,
 	if (mmap_event == NULL)
 		goto out_free_comm;
 
-	err = __event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event, pid,
-					 process, session);
+	err = 0;
+	for (thread = 0; thread < threads->nr; ++thread) {
+		if (__event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event,
+					       threads->map[thread],
+					       process, session)) {
+			err = -1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 	free(mmap_event);
 out_free_comm:
 	free(comm_event);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 2b7e91902f10..cc7b52f9b492 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -135,14 +135,16 @@ typedef union event_union {
 void event__print_totals(void);
 
 struct perf_session;
+struct thread_map;
 
 typedef int (*event__handler_synth_t)(event_t *event, 
 				      struct perf_session *session);
 typedef int (*event__handler_t)(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session);
 
-int event__synthesize_thread(pid_t pid, event__handler_t process,
-			     struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_thread_map(struct thread_map *threads,
+				 event__handler_t process,
+				 struct perf_session *session);
 int event__synthesize_threads(event__handler_t process,
 			      struct perf_session *session);
 int event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(event__handler_t process,