diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index b33b42c..d1a2d10 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -416,9 +416,6 @@
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
 	struct thread *thread;
-	u8 cpumode;
-
-	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
 	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid, sample->tid);
 	if (thread == NULL) {
@@ -427,7 +424,7 @@
 		goto repipe;
 	}
 
-	thread__find_addr_map(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, sample->ip, &al);
+	thread__find_addr_map(thread, sample->cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, sample->ip, &al);
 
 	if (al.map != NULL) {
 		if (!al.map->dso->hit) {