diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index d77ba869d7ed..b2ecad6ec46b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -955,6 +955,7 @@ int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct map *map;
+	enum map_type type;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (dump_trace)
@@ -971,10 +972,17 @@ int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event
 	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->mmap.pid);
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		goto out_problem;
+
+	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_DATA)
+		type = MAP__VARIABLE;
+	else
+		type = MAP__FUNCTION;
+
 	map = map__new(&machine->user_dsos, event->mmap.start,
 			event->mmap.len, event->mmap.pgoff,
 			event->mmap.pid, event->mmap.filename,
-			MAP__FUNCTION);
+			type);
+
 	if (map == NULL)
 		goto out_problem;