diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/evlist.c b/tools/lib/perf/evlist.c
index ae9e65aa2491..5b9f2ca50591 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/evlist.c
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ void perf_evlist__set_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 		evlist->threads = perf_thread_map__get(threads);
 	}
 
+	if (!evlist->all_cpus && cpus)
+		evlist->all_cpus = perf_cpu_map__get(cpus);
+
 	perf_evlist__propagate_maps(evlist);
 }