diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 7ff61274ed57f..497157affc9c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,14 @@ int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
 
 	al->sym = NULL;
 	al->cpu = sample->cpu;
+	al->socket = -1;
+
+	if (al->cpu >= 0) {
+		struct perf_env *env = machine->env;
+
+		if (env && env->cpu)
+			al->socket = env->cpu[al->cpu].socket_id;
+	}
 
 	if (al->map) {
 		struct dso *dso = al->map->dso;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 48d5906a3f9f9..d2b94c4c8fec3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 			.map	= al->map,
 			.sym	= al->sym,
 		},
+		.socket	 = al->socket,
 		.cpu	 = al->cpu,
 		.cpumode = al->cpumode,
 		.ip	 = al->addr,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index 3c2a399f8f5b9..7cf1cf7d2406d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct hist_entry {
 	struct comm		*comm;
 	u64			ip;
 	u64			transaction;
+	s32			socket;
 	s32			cpu;
 	u8			cpumode;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 440ba8ae888f0..40073c60b83d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct addr_location {
 	u8	      filtered;
 	u8	      cpumode;
 	s32	      cpu;
+	s32	      socket;
 };
 
 struct symsrc {