diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 26cba64345e3..46af9dde11e2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
 		return 0;
 
-	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/proc/%d/maps",
-		 machine->root_dir, pid);
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/proc/%d/task/%d/maps",
+		 machine->root_dir, pid, pid);
 
 	fp = fopen(filename, "r");
 	if (fp == NULL) {