diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 9692c06a9e21..12c7a253a63c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
 		thread->pid_ = pid;
 		thread->tid = tid;
 		thread->ppid = -1;
+		thread->cpu = -1;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&thread->comm_list);
 
 		comm_str = malloc(32);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 3c0c2724f82c..716b7723cce2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct thread {
 	pid_t			pid_; /* Not all tools update this */
 	pid_t			tid;
 	pid_t			ppid;
+	int			cpu;
 	char			shortname[3];
 	bool			comm_set;
 	bool			dead; /* if set thread has exited */