diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index d4cc6ecf99..3129b5c284 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -644,50 +644,12 @@ static int memtox(char *buf, const char *mem, int len)
 
 static uint32_t gdb_get_cpu_pid(const GDBState *s, CPUState *cpu)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    gchar *path, *name = NULL;
-    Object *obj;
-    CPUClusterState *cluster;
-    uint32_t ret;
-
-    path = object_get_canonical_path(OBJECT(cpu));
-
-    if (path == NULL) {
-        /* Return the default process' PID */
-        ret = s->processes[s->process_num - 1].pid;
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(cpu));
-    assert(name != NULL);
-
-    /*
-     * Retrieve the CPU parent path by removing the last '/' and the CPU name
-     * from the CPU canonical path.
-     */
-    path[strlen(path) - strlen(name) - 1] = '\0';
-
-    obj = object_resolve_path_type(path, TYPE_CPU_CLUSTER, NULL);
-
-    if (obj == NULL) {
-        /* Return the default process' PID */
-        ret = s->processes[s->process_num - 1].pid;
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    cluster = CPU_CLUSTER(obj);
-    ret = cluster->cluster_id + 1;
-
-out:
-    g_free(name);
-    g_free(path);
-
-    return ret;
-
-#else
     /* TODO: In user mode, we should use the task state PID */
-    return s->processes[s->process_num - 1].pid;
-#endif
+    if (cpu->cluster_index == UNASSIGNED_CLUSTER_INDEX) {
+        /* Return the default process' PID */
+        return s->processes[s->process_num - 1].pid;
+    }
+    return cpu->cluster_index + 1;
 }
 
 static GDBProcess *gdb_get_process(const GDBState *s, uint32_t pid)