diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 1174a426d090..79a33eb1a10d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(struct report *rep)
 			ui__error("failed to set cpu bitmap\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
+		session->itrace_synth_opts->cpu_bitmap = rep->cpu_bitmap;
 	}
 
 	if (rep->show_threads) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index b458a0cc3544..83cdc0a61fd6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2992,6 +2992,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 		err = perf_session__cpu_bitmap(session, cpu_list, cpu_bitmap);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_delete;
+		itrace_synth_opts.cpu_bitmap = cpu_bitmap;
 	}
 
 	if (!no_callchain)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index 651c01dfa5d3..5547457566a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -322,6 +322,13 @@ static int auxtrace_queues__add_event_buffer(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
 	return auxtrace_queues__add_buffer(queues, idx, buffer);
 }
 
+static bool filter_cpu(struct perf_session *session, int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned long *cpu_bitmap = session->itrace_synth_opts->cpu_bitmap;
+
+	return cpu_bitmap && cpu != -1 && !test_bit(cpu, cpu_bitmap);
+}
+
 int auxtrace_queues__add_event(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
 			       struct perf_session *session,
 			       union perf_event *event, off_t data_offset,
@@ -331,6 +338,9 @@ int auxtrace_queues__add_event(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
 	unsigned int idx;
 	int err;
 
+	if (filter_cpu(session, event->auxtrace.cpu))
+		return 0;
+
 	buffer = zalloc(sizeof(struct auxtrace_buffer));
 	if (!buffer)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index 68e0aa40b24a..33b5e6cdf38c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
  * @period: 'instructions' events period
  * @period_type: 'instructions' events period type
  * @initial_skip: skip N events at the beginning.
+ * @cpu_bitmap: CPUs for which to synthesize events, or NULL for all
  */
 struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	bool			set;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	unsigned long long	period;
 	enum itrace_period_type	period_type;
 	unsigned long		initial_skip;
+	unsigned long		*cpu_bitmap;
 };
 
 /**