1 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
index 5d3215912105..f93b9734735b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
@@ -214,6 +214,17 @@ out_free_threads:
         goto out;
 }
 
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new_dummy(void)
+{
+        struct thread_map *threads = malloc(sizeof(*threads) + sizeof(pid_t));
+
+        if (threads != NULL) {
+                threads->map[0] = -1;
+                threads->nr     = 1;
+        }
+        return threads;
+}
+
 static struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str)
 {
         struct thread_map *threads = NULL, *nt;
@@ -224,14 +235,8 @@ static struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str)
         struct strlist *slist;
 
         /* perf-stat expects threads to be generated even if tid not given */
-        if (!tid_str) {
-                threads = malloc(sizeof(*threads) + sizeof(pid_t));
-                if (threads != NULL) {
-                        threads->map[0] = -1;
-                        threads->nr     = 1;
-                }
-                return threads;
-        }
+        if (!tid_str)
+                return thread_map__new_dummy();
 
         slist = strlist__new(false, tid_str);
         if (!slist)