1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 1dba568e1941..343e7b14bf01 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -980,6 +980,13 @@ process_fork_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
                 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
                 event->fork.pid, event->fork.ppid);
 
+        /*
+         * A thread clone will have the same PID for both
+         * parent and child.
+         */
+        if (thread == parent)
+                return 0;
+
         if (!thread || !parent || thread__fork(thread, parent)) {
                 dprintf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_FORK, skipping event.\n");
                 return -1;