diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/cpumap.c b/tools/lib/perf/cpumap.c
index 4454a5987570..b20a5280f2b3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/cpumap.c
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__new(const char *cpu_list)
 	return cpus;
 }
 
+struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__new_int(int cpu)
+{
+	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = perf_cpu_map__alloc(1);
+
+	if (cpus)
+		RC_CHK_ACCESS(cpus)->map[0].cpu = cpu;
+
+	return cpus;
+}
+
 static int __perf_cpu_map__nr(const struct perf_cpu_map *cpus)
 {
 	return RC_CHK_ACCESS(cpus)->nr;
diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h b/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h
index 8c1ab0f9194e..58cc5c5fa47c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus(void);
  *                     perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus is returned.
  */
 LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__new(const char *cpu_list);
+/** perf_cpu_map__new_int - create a map with the one given cpu. */
+LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__new_int(int cpu);
 LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__get(struct perf_cpu_map *map);
 LIBPERF_API int perf_cpu_map__merge(struct perf_cpu_map **orig,
 				    struct perf_cpu_map *other);