diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 0d4ae1d..ffacd46 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
 	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->ip.pid, event->ip.pid);
+	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid, sample->pid);
 	if (thread == NULL) {
 		pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 		       event->header.type);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 	}
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.ip, &al);
+			      sample->ip, &al);
 
 	if (al.map != NULL) {
 		if (!al.map->dso->hit) {