diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
index a05d76ab18d89..c51c29fd0732a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
@@ -225,28 +225,20 @@ void cpu_map__put(struct cpu_map *map)
 		cpu_map__delete(map);
 }
 
-int cpu_map__get_socket_id(int cpu)
+static int cpu__get_topology_int(int cpu, const char *name, int *value)
 {
-	FILE *fp;
-	const char *mnt;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	int socket_id, ret;
-
-	mnt = sysfs__mountpoint();
-	if (!mnt)
-		return -1;
 
 	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-		"%s/devices/system/cpu/cpu%d/topology/physical_package_id",
-		mnt, cpu);
+		"devices/system/cpu/cpu%d/topology/%s", cpu, name);
 
-	fp = fopen(path, "r");
-	if (!fp)
-		return -1;
-	ret = fscanf(fp, "%d", &socket_id);
-	fclose(fp);
+	return sysfs__read_int(path, value);
+}
 
-	return ret == 1 ? socket_id : -1;
+int cpu_map__get_socket_id(int cpu)
+{
+	int value, ret = cpu__get_topology_int(cpu, "physical_package_id", &value);
+	return ret ?: value;
 }
 
 int cpu_map__get_socket(struct cpu_map *map, int idx)
@@ -299,26 +291,8 @@ static int cpu_map__build_map(struct cpu_map *cpus, struct cpu_map **res,
 
 int cpu_map__get_core_id(int cpu)
 {
-	FILE *fp;
-	const char *mnt;
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	int core_id, ret;
-
-	mnt = sysfs__mountpoint();
-	if (!mnt)
-		return -1;
-
-	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-		"%s/devices/system/cpu/cpu%d/topology/core_id",
-		mnt, cpu);
-
-	fp = fopen(path, "r");
-	if (!fp)
-		return -1;
-	ret = fscanf(fp, "%d", &core_id);
-	fclose(fp);
-
-	return ret == 1 ? core_id : -1;
+	int value, ret = cpu__get_topology_int(cpu, "core_id", &value);
+	return ret ?: value;
 }
 
 int cpu_map__get_core(struct cpu_map *map, int idx)