diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 8668569d4b2a..16d783d322b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -729,3 +729,16 @@ char *machine__mmap_name(struct machine *self, char *bf, size_t size)
 
 	return bf;
 }
+
+void machines__set_id_hdr_size(struct rb_root *machines, u16 id_hdr_size)
+{
+	struct rb_node *node;
+	struct machine *machine;
+
+	for (node = rb_first(machines); node; node = rb_next(node)) {
+		machine = rb_entry(node, struct machine, rb_node);
+		machine->id_hdr_size = id_hdr_size;
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index c14c665d9a25..03a1e9b08b21 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct machine *machines__add(struct rb_root *self, pid_t pid,
 struct machine *machines__find_host(struct rb_root *self);
 struct machine *machines__find(struct rb_root *self, pid_t pid);
 struct machine *machines__findnew(struct rb_root *self, pid_t pid);
+void machines__set_id_hdr_size(struct rb_root *self, u16 id_hdr_size);
 char *machine__mmap_name(struct machine *self, char *bf, size_t size);
 int machine__init(struct machine *self, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid);
 void machine__exit(struct machine *self);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 90ee39dd8ab2..8e4f0755d2aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
 	self->sample_id_all = perf_evlist__sample_id_all(self->evlist);
 	self->id_hdr_size = perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(self->evlist);
 	self->host_machine.id_hdr_size = self->id_hdr_size;
+	machines__set_id_hdr_size(&self->machines, self->id_hdr_size);
 }
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)