diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 132e357..8b3b193 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,27 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int machines__for_each_thread(struct machines *machines,
+			      int (*fn)(struct thread *thread, void *p),
+			      void *priv)
+{
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	rc = machine__for_each_thread(&machines->host, fn, priv);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(&machines->guests); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		struct machine *machine = rb_entry(nd, struct machine, rb_node);
+
+		rc = machine__for_each_thread(machine, fn, priv);
+		if (rc != 0)
+			return rc;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int __machine__synthesize_threads(struct machine *machine, struct perf_tool *tool,
 				  struct target *target, struct thread_map *threads,
 				  perf_event__handler_t process, bool data_mmap)