diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.c b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
index 817a2de..c1af37e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
@@ -472,9 +472,10 @@
 int perf_event__process_stat_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				   union perf_event *event)
 {
-	struct perf_counts_values count;
+	struct perf_counts_values count, *ptr;
 	struct perf_record_stat *st = &event->stat;
 	struct evsel *counter;
+	int cpu_map_idx;
 
 	count.val = st->val;
 	count.ena = st->ena;
@@ -485,8 +486,18 @@
 		pr_err("Failed to resolve counter for stat event.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-
-	*perf_counts(counter->counts, st->cpu, st->thread) = count;
+	cpu_map_idx = perf_cpu_map__idx(evsel__cpus(counter), (struct perf_cpu){.cpu = st->cpu});
+	if (cpu_map_idx == -1) {
+		pr_err("Invalid CPU %d for event %s.\n", st->cpu, evsel__name(counter));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	ptr = perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu_map_idx, st->thread);
+	if (ptr == NULL) {
+		pr_err("Failed to find perf count for CPU %d thread %d on event %s.\n",
+			st->cpu, st->thread, evsel__name(counter));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*ptr = count;
 	counter->supported = true;
 	return 0;
 }