diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 8e485592ca20..90ee39dd8ab2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -918,7 +918,9 @@ static struct machine *
 {
 	const u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL && perf_guest) {
+	if (perf_guest &&
+	    ((cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL) ||
+	     (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER))) {
 		u32 pid;
 
 		if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP)