diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 0c7d599fa555..e6fc297cee91 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -2584,7 +2584,8 @@ static int timehist_sched_change_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	}
 
 	if (!sched->idle_hist || thread->tid == 0) {
-		timehist_update_runtime_stats(tr, t, tprev);
+		if (!cpu_list || test_bit(sample->cpu, cpu_bitmap))
+			timehist_update_runtime_stats(tr, t, tprev);
 
 		if (sched->idle_hist) {
 			struct idle_thread_runtime *itr = (void *)tr;
@@ -2857,6 +2858,9 @@ static void timehist_print_summary(struct perf_sched *sched,
 
 	printf("\nIdle stats:\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < idle_max_cpu; ++i) {
+		if (cpu_list && !test_bit(i, cpu_bitmap))
+			continue;
+
 		t = idle_threads[i];
 		if (!t)
 			continue;