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)