diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 3a7387551369..6a3af0013d68 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int perf_event__inject_buildid(struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid, sample->pid);
+	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid, sample->tid);
 	if (thread == NULL) {
 		pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 		       event->header.type);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index f91fa4376f4b..bef3376bfaf3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 				struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid,
-							sample->pid);
+							sample->tid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index adf3de3e38d6..67f2d6323558 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct machine *machine,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample.pid, sample.pid);
+	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample.pid, sample.tid);
 	if (!thread) {
 		pr_debug("machine__findnew_thread failed\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 23dc2f4d12c3..4617a8bee29b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 			evsel->hists.symbol_filter_str = NULL;
 
 			sample.pid = fake_samples[i].pid;
+			sample.tid = fake_samples[i].pid;
 			sample.ip = fake_samples[i].ip;
 
 			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index e42d6790811a..b009bbf440d9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 			};
 
 			sample.pid = fake_common_samples[k].pid;
+			sample.tid = fake_common_samples[k].pid;
 			sample.ip = fake_common_samples[k].ip;
 			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
 							  &sample) < 0)
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 			};
 
 			sample.pid = fake_samples[i][k].pid;
+			sample.tid = fake_samples[i][k].pid;
 			sample.ip = fake_samples[i][k].ip;
 			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
 							  &sample) < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 6baabe63182b..a904a4cfe7d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int build_id__mark_dso_hit(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	struct addr_location al;
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid,
-							sample->pid);
+							sample->tid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL) {
 		pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index dbcaea1a8180..65795b835b39 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
 {
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid,
-							sample->pid);
+							sample->tid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		return -1;