diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c
index 7f0c83b6332bfd94ca92eac2723c700421cf119a..7127bc917fc522f571ce63df6d9d4b77f67d96ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ static int intel_bts_do_fix_overlap(struct auxtrace_queue *queue,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline u8 intel_bts_cpumode(struct intel_bts *bts, uint64_t ip)
+{
+	return machine__kernel_ip(bts->machine, ip) ?
+	       PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL :
+	       PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
+}
+
 static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq,
 					 struct branch *branch)
 {
@@ -281,12 +288,8 @@ static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq,
 	    bts->num_events++ <= bts->synth_opts.initial_skip)
 		return 0;
 
-	event.sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
-	event.sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
-	event.sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
-
-	sample.cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	sample.ip = le64_to_cpu(branch->from);
+	sample.cpumode = intel_bts_cpumode(bts, sample.ip);
 	sample.pid = btsq->pid;
 	sample.tid = btsq->tid;
 	sample.addr = le64_to_cpu(branch->to);
@@ -298,6 +301,10 @@ static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq,
 	sample.insn_len = btsq->intel_pt_insn.length;
 	memcpy(sample.insn, btsq->intel_pt_insn.buf, INTEL_PT_INSN_BUF_SZ);
 
+	event.sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
+	event.sample.header.misc = sample.cpumode;
+	event.sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
+
 	if (bts->synth_opts.inject) {
 		event.sample.header.size = bts->branches_event_size;
 		ret = perf_event__synthesize_sample(&event,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index aec68908d60428314f73bc04c749520c1d96fd06..488d89fdf1abca67e47a7ab8b7941b06145a171c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -407,6 +407,13 @@ intel_pt_cache_lookup(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine, u64 offset)
 	return auxtrace_cache__lookup(dso->auxtrace_cache, offset);
 }
 
+static inline u8 intel_pt_cpumode(struct intel_pt *pt, uint64_t ip)
+{
+	return ip >= pt->kernel_start ?
+	       PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL :
+	       PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
+}
+
 static int intel_pt_walk_next_insn(struct intel_pt_insn *intel_pt_insn,
 				   uint64_t *insn_cnt_ptr, uint64_t *ip,
 				   uint64_t to_ip, uint64_t max_insn_cnt,
@@ -429,10 +436,7 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_next_insn(struct intel_pt_insn *intel_pt_insn,
 	if (to_ip && *ip == to_ip)
 		goto out_no_cache;
 
-	if (*ip >= ptq->pt->kernel_start)
-		cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL;
-	else
-		cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
+	cpumode = intel_pt_cpumode(ptq->pt, *ip);
 
 	thread = ptq->thread;
 	if (!thread) {
@@ -1053,15 +1057,11 @@ static void intel_pt_prep_b_sample(struct intel_pt *pt,
 				   union perf_event *event,
 				   struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
-	event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
-	event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
-	event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
-
 	if (!pt->timeless_decoding)
 		sample->time = tsc_to_perf_time(ptq->timestamp, &pt->tc);
 
-	sample->cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	sample->ip = ptq->state->from_ip;
+	sample->cpumode = intel_pt_cpumode(pt, sample->ip);
 	sample->pid = ptq->pid;
 	sample->tid = ptq->tid;
 	sample->addr = ptq->state->to_ip;
@@ -1070,6 +1070,10 @@ static void intel_pt_prep_b_sample(struct intel_pt *pt,
 	sample->flags = ptq->flags;
 	sample->insn_len = ptq->insn_len;
 	memcpy(sample->insn, ptq->insn, INTEL_PT_INSN_BUF_SZ);
+
+	event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
+	event->sample.header.misc = sample->cpumode;
+	event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
 }
 
 static int intel_pt_inject_event(union perf_event *event,