int rc = 0;
        struct map *pos;
        struct maps *maps = machine__kernel_maps(machine);
-       union perf_event *event = zalloc((sizeof(event->mmap) +
-                                         machine->id_hdr_size));
+       union perf_event *event;
+       size_t size = symbol_conf.buildid_mmap2 ?
+                       sizeof(event->mmap2) : sizeof(event->mmap);
+
+       event = zalloc(size + machine->id_hdr_size);
        if (event == NULL) {
                pr_debug("Not enough memory synthesizing mmap event "
                         "for kernel modules\n");
                return -1;
        }
 
-       event->header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP;
-
        /*
         * kernel uses 0 for user space maps, see kernel/perf_event.c
         * __perf_event_mmap
                event->header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL;
 
        maps__for_each_entry(maps, pos) {
-               size_t size;
-
                if (!__map__is_kmodule(pos))
                        continue;
 
-               size = PERF_ALIGN(pos->dso->long_name_len + 1, sizeof(u64));
-               event->mmap.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP;
-               event->mmap.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap) -
-                                       (sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size));
-               memset(event->mmap.filename + size, 0, machine->id_hdr_size);
-               event->mmap.header.size += machine->id_hdr_size;
-               event->mmap.start = pos->start;
-               event->mmap.len   = pos->end - pos->start;
-               event->mmap.pid   = machine->pid;
+               if (symbol_conf.buildid_mmap2) {
+                       size = PERF_ALIGN(pos->dso->long_name_len + 1, sizeof(u64));
+                       event->mmap2.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP2;
+                       event->mmap2.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap2) -
+                                               (sizeof(event->mmap2.filename) - size));
+                       memset(event->mmap2.filename + size, 0, machine->id_hdr_size);
+                       event->mmap2.header.size += machine->id_hdr_size;
+                       event->mmap2.start = pos->start;
+                       event->mmap2.len   = pos->end - pos->start;
+                       event->mmap2.pid   = machine->pid;
+
+                       memcpy(event->mmap2.filename, pos->dso->long_name,
+                              pos->dso->long_name_len + 1);
+               } else {
+                       size = PERF_ALIGN(pos->dso->long_name_len + 1, sizeof(u64));
+                       event->mmap.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP;
+                       event->mmap.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap) -
+                                               (sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size));
+                       memset(event->mmap.filename + size, 0, machine->id_hdr_size);
+                       event->mmap.header.size += machine->id_hdr_size;
+                       event->mmap.start = pos->start;
+                       event->mmap.len   = pos->end - pos->start;
+                       event->mmap.pid   = machine->pid;
+
+                       memcpy(event->mmap.filename, pos->dso->long_name,
+                              pos->dso->long_name_len + 1);
+               }
 
-               memcpy(event->mmap.filename, pos->dso->long_name,
-                      pos->dso->long_name_len + 1);
                if (perf_tool__process_synth_event(tool, event, machine, process) != 0) {
                        rc = -1;
                        break;