diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f573bbb..b09d3b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "util/debug.h"
 #include "util/session.h"
 #include "util/symbol.h"
+#include "util/cpumap.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -421,9 +422,6 @@
 	char buf;
 
 	page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
-	nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
-	assert(nr_cpus <= MAX_NR_CPUS);
-	assert(nr_cpus >= 0);
 
 	atexit(sig_atexit);
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
@@ -547,8 +545,9 @@
 	if ((!system_wide && !inherit) || profile_cpu != -1) {
 		open_counters(profile_cpu, target_pid);
 	} else {
+		nr_cpus = read_cpu_map();
 		for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++)
-			open_counters(i, target_pid);
+			open_counters(cpumap[i], target_pid);
 	}
 
 	if (file_new) {