diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 07c0783..2905771 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@
 
 	memset(&event->comm, 0, sizeof(event->comm));
 
-	tgid = perf_event__get_comm_tgid(pid, event->comm.comm,
-					 sizeof(event->comm.comm));
+	if (machine__is_host(machine))
+		tgid = perf_event__get_comm_tgid(pid, event->comm.comm,
+						 sizeof(event->comm.comm));
+	else
+		tgid = machine->pid;
+
 	if (tgid < 0)
 		goto out;