diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
index 878ac0687b0a..5654fe15e036 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ struct thread_map *thread_map__new_dummy(void)
 	return threads;
 }
 
-static struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str)
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str)
 {
 	struct thread_map *threads = NULL, *nt;
 	int ntasks = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
index 9a065ea69ff1..bd3b971588da 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ void thread_map__put(struct thread_map *map);
 struct thread_map *thread_map__new_str(const char *pid,
 		const char *tid, uid_t uid);
 
+struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str);
+
 size_t thread_map__fprintf(struct thread_map *threads, FILE *fp);
 
 static inline int thread_map__nr(struct thread_map *threads)