diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index f2cd76c11af3..809cde6dd377 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ struct cpu_topology {
 	int physical_node_id;
 	int logical_node_id;	/* 0-based count within the package */
 	int physical_core_id;
+	int thread_id;
 	cpu_set_t *put_ids; /* Processing Unit/Thread IDs */
 } *cpus;
 
@@ -2258,44 +2259,6 @@ int parse_int_file(const char *fmt, ...)
 	return value;
 }
 
-/*
- * get_cpu_position_in_core(cpu)
- * return the position of the CPU among its HT siblings in the core
- * return -1 if the sibling is not in list
- */
-int get_cpu_position_in_core(int cpu)
-{
-	char path[64];
-	FILE *filep;
-	int this_cpu;
-	char character;
-	int i;
-
-	sprintf(path,
-		"/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu%d/topology/thread_siblings_list",
-		cpu);
-	filep = fopen(path, "r");
-	if (filep == NULL) {
-		perror(path);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < topo.num_threads_per_core; i++) {
-		fscanf(filep, "%d", &this_cpu);
-		if (this_cpu == cpu) {
-			fclose(filep);
-			return i;
-		}
-
-		/* Account for no separator after last thread*/
-		if (i != (topo.num_threads_per_core - 1))
-			fscanf(filep, "%c", &character);
-	}
-
-	fclose(filep);
-	return -1;
-}
-
 /*
  * cpu_is_first_core_in_package(cpu)
  * return 1 if given CPU is 1st core in package
@@ -2386,12 +2349,15 @@ int get_thread_siblings(struct cpu_topology *thiscpu)
 	char path[80], character;
 	FILE *filep;
 	unsigned long map;
-	int shift, sib_core;
+	int so, shift, sib_core;
 	int cpu = thiscpu->logical_cpu_id;
 	int offset = topo.max_cpu_num + 1;
 	size_t size;
+	int thread_id = 0;
 
 	thiscpu->put_ids = CPU_ALLOC((topo.max_cpu_num + 1));
+	if (thiscpu->thread_id < 0)
+		thiscpu->thread_id = thread_id++;
 	if (!thiscpu->put_ids)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -2406,10 +2372,15 @@ int get_thread_siblings(struct cpu_topology *thiscpu)
 		fscanf(filep, "%lx%c", &map, &character);
 		for (shift = 0; shift < BITMASK_SIZE; shift++) {
 			if ((map >> shift) & 0x1) {
-				sib_core = get_core_id(shift + offset);
-				if (sib_core == thiscpu->physical_core_id)
-					CPU_SET_S(shift + offset, size,
-						thiscpu->put_ids);
+				so = shift + offset;
+				sib_core = get_core_id(so);
+				if (sib_core == thiscpu->physical_core_id) {
+					CPU_SET_S(so, size, thiscpu->put_ids);
+					if ((so != cpu) &&
+					    (cpus[so].thread_id < 0))
+						cpus[so].thread_id =
+								    thread_id++;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	} while (!strncmp(&character, ",", 1));
@@ -2530,6 +2501,12 @@ int mark_cpu_present(int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int init_thread_id(int cpu)
+{
+	cpus[cpu].thread_id = -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * snapshot_proc_interrupts()
  *
@@ -4455,6 +4432,7 @@ void topology_probe()
 	cpu_affinity_setsize = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE((topo.max_cpu_num + 1));
 	CPU_ZERO_S(cpu_affinity_setsize, cpu_affinity_set);
 
+	for_all_proc_cpus(init_thread_id);
 
 	/*
 	 * For online cpus
@@ -4490,12 +4468,16 @@ void topology_probe()
 		siblings = get_thread_siblings(&cpus[i]);
 		if (siblings > max_siblings)
 			max_siblings = siblings;
+		if (cpus[i].thread_id != -1)
+			topo.num_cores++;
 
 		if (debug > 1)
-			fprintf(outf, "cpu %d pkg %d node %d core %d\n",
+			fprintf(outf,
+				"cpu %d pkg %d node %d core %d thread %d\n",
 				i, cpus[i].physical_package_id,
 				cpus[i].physical_node_id,
-				cpus[i].physical_core_id);
+				cpus[i].physical_core_id,
+				cpus[i].thread_id);
 	}
 
 	topo.num_cores_per_pkg = max_core_id + 1;
@@ -4557,47 +4539,38 @@ allocate_counters(struct thread_data **t, struct core_data **c, struct pkg_data
 /*
  * init_counter()
  *
- * set cpu_id, core_num, pkg_num
  * set FIRST_THREAD_IN_CORE and FIRST_CORE_IN_PACKAGE
- *
- * increment topo.num_cores when 1st core in pkg seen
  */
 void init_counter(struct thread_data *thread_base, struct core_data *core_base,
-	struct pkg_data *pkg_base, int thread_num, int core_num,
-	int pkg_num, int cpu_id)
+	struct pkg_data *pkg_base, int cpu_id)
 {
+	int pkg_id = cpus[cpu_id].physical_package_id;
+	int core_id = cpus[cpu_id].physical_core_id;
+	int thread_id = cpus[cpu_id].thread_id;
 	struct thread_data *t;
 	struct core_data *c;
 	struct pkg_data *p;
 
-	t = GET_THREAD(thread_base, thread_num, core_num, pkg_num);
-	c = GET_CORE(core_base, core_num, pkg_num);
-	p = GET_PKG(pkg_base, pkg_num);
+	t = GET_THREAD(thread_base, thread_id, core_id, pkg_id);
+	c = GET_CORE(core_base, core_id, pkg_id);
+	p = GET_PKG(pkg_base, pkg_id);
 
 	t->cpu_id = cpu_id;
-	if (thread_num == 0) {
+	if (thread_id == 0) {
 		t->flags |= CPU_IS_FIRST_THREAD_IN_CORE;
 		if (cpu_is_first_core_in_package(cpu_id))
 			t->flags |= CPU_IS_FIRST_CORE_IN_PACKAGE;
 	}
 
-	c->core_id = core_num;
-	p->package_id = pkg_num;
+	c->core_id = core_id;
+	p->package_id = pkg_id;
 }
 
 
 int initialize_counters(int cpu_id)
 {
-	int my_thread_id, my_core_id, my_package_id;
-
-	my_package_id = get_physical_package_id(cpu_id);
-	my_core_id = get_core_id(cpu_id);
-	my_thread_id = get_cpu_position_in_core(cpu_id);
-	if (!my_thread_id)
-		topo.num_cores++;
-
-	init_counter(EVEN_COUNTERS, my_thread_id, my_core_id, my_package_id, cpu_id);
-	init_counter(ODD_COUNTERS, my_thread_id, my_core_id, my_package_id, cpu_id);
+	init_counter(EVEN_COUNTERS, cpu_id);
+	init_counter(ODD_COUNTERS, cpu_id);
 	return 0;
 }
 
