diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index ebd32f1b8f12..5e437133c753 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -185,10 +185,7 @@ void auxtrace_mmap_params__set_idx(struct auxtrace_mmap_params *mp,
 
 	if (per_cpu) {
 		mp->cpu = perf_cpu_map__cpu(evlist->core.all_cpus, idx);
-		if (evlist->core.threads)
-			mp->tid = perf_thread_map__pid(evlist->core.threads, 0);
-		else
-			mp->tid = -1;
+		mp->tid = perf_thread_map__pid(evlist->core.threads, 0);
 	} else {
 		mp->cpu.cpu = -1;
 		mp->tid = perf_thread_map__pid(evlist->core.threads, idx);