diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
index f16ea2808a7500d18fdaa1aa6cb76993f7ef868c..c059ee81c038abd1417c06172274c98d11a9c3ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int test__dwarf_unwind(void)
 	if (verbose > 1)
 		machine__fprintf(machine, stderr);
 
-	thread = machine__find_thread(machine, getpid());
+	thread = machine__find_thread(machine, getpid(), getpid());
 	if (!thread) {
 		pr_err("Could not get thread\n");
 		goto out;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index a6799538069c86c355d765d11d81482d8f0c109a..5cecd98c1bc01681940eced85c8919b7ae326e06 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -327,9 +327,10 @@ struct thread *machine__findnew_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid,
 	return __machine__findnew_thread(machine, pid, tid, true);
 }
 
-struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t tid)
+struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid,
+				    pid_t tid)
 {
-	return __machine__findnew_thread(machine, 0, tid, false);
+	return __machine__findnew_thread(machine, pid, tid, false);
 }
 
 int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
@@ -1114,7 +1115,9 @@ static void machine__remove_thread(struct machine *machine, struct thread *th)
 int machine__process_fork_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
-	struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine, event->fork.tid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine,
+						     event->fork.pid,
+						     event->fork.tid);
 	struct thread *parent = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
 							event->fork.ppid,
 							event->fork.ptid);
@@ -1140,7 +1143,9 @@ int machine__process_fork_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event
 int machine__process_exit_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
 {
-	struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine, event->fork.tid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine,
+						     event->fork.pid,
+						     event->fork.tid);
 
 	if (dump_trace)
 		perf_event__fprintf_task(event, stdout);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 2e6c248c870fdf3011af3d9cdf68727ac4e3128a..c8c74a1193983ab6dbc66db56dacdb157a0ba315 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ struct map *machine__kernel_map(struct machine *machine, enum map_type type)
 	return machine->vmlinux_maps[type];
 }
 
-struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t tid);
+struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid,
+				    pid_t tid);
 
 int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample);