1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 0801275c500e..67c0459dc325 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ pid_put_sample(int pid, int type, unsigned int cpu, u64 start, u64 end)
                 c->start_time = start;
         if (p->start_time == 0 || p->start_time > start)
                 p->start_time = start;
-
-        if (cpu > numcpus)
-                numcpus = cpu;
 }
 
 #define MAX_CPUS 4096
@@ -514,6 +511,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(union perf_event *event __used,
                 if (!event_str)
                         return 0;
 
+                if (sample->cpu > numcpus)
+                        numcpus = sample->cpu;
+
                 if (strcmp(event_str, "power:cpu_idle") == 0) {
                         struct power_processor_entry *ppe = (void *)te;
                         if (ppe->state == (u32)PWR_EVENT_EXIT)