diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
index c2c4ae5fbbfcd4e49d8b7931ea4872edf7d1e79f..a6ea07f2aa8482d6ea0835b4a745245c039b352e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
@@ -202,15 +202,22 @@ static int amd_uncore_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	hwc->config = event->attr.config & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK_NB;
 	hwc->idx = -1;
 
+	if (event->cpu < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 * SliceMask and ThreadMask need to be set for certain L3 events in
 	 * Family 17h. For other events, the two fields do not affect the count.
 	 */
-	if (l3_mask && is_llc_event(event))
-		hwc->config |= (AMD64_L3_SLICE_MASK | AMD64_L3_THREAD_MASK);
+	if (l3_mask && is_llc_event(event)) {
+		int thread = 2 * (cpu_data(event->cpu).cpu_core_id % 4);
 
-	if (event->cpu < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		if (smp_num_siblings > 1)
+			thread += cpu_data(event->cpu).apicid & 1;
+
+		hwc->config |= (1ULL << (AMD64_L3_THREAD_SHIFT + thread) &
+				AMD64_L3_THREAD_MASK) | AMD64_L3_SLICE_MASK;
+	}
 
 	uncore = event_to_amd_uncore(event);
 	if (!uncore)