diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 32bd102..1a23392 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #if defined(__i386__)
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("lock; addl $0,0(%%esp)" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("rep; nop" ::: "memory");
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"model name"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"model name"}
 #ifndef __NR_perf_event_open
 # define __NR_perf_event_open 336
 #endif
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #if defined(__x86_64__)
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("lfence" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("rep; nop" ::: "memory");
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"model name"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"model name"}
 #ifndef __NR_perf_event_open
 # define __NR_perf_event_open 298
 #endif
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "../../arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h"
 #define rmb()		asm volatile ("sync" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile ("" ::: "memory");
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"cpu"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"cpu"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __s390__
@@ -40,31 +40,31 @@
 # define rmb()		asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
 #endif
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"cpu type"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"cpu type"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __hppa__
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("" ::: "memory");
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"cpu"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"cpu"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __sparc__
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("":::"memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("":::"memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"cpu"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"cpu"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __alpha__
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("mb" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"cpu model"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"cpu model"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __ia64__
 #define rmb()		asm volatile ("mf" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile ("hint @pause" ::: "memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"model name"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"model name"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __arm__
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
  */
 #define rmb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("":::"memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"Processor"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"model name", "Processor"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __aarch64__
@@ -91,19 +91,19 @@
 				: /* no input */			\
 				: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"cpu model"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"cpu model"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __arc__
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	rmb()
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"Processor"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"Processor"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __metag__
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
-#define CPUINFO_PROC	"CPU"
+#define CPUINFO_PROC	{"CPU"}
 #endif
 
 #include <time.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index b59350f..d48f571 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -550,16 +550,12 @@ static int write_version(int fd, struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
 	return do_write_string(fd, perf_version_string);
 }
 
-static int write_cpudesc(int fd, struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
-		       struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
+static int __write_cpudesc(int fd, const char *cpuinfo_proc)
 {
-#ifndef CPUINFO_PROC
-#define CPUINFO_PROC NULL
-#endif
 	FILE *file;
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	char *s, *p;
-	const char *search = CPUINFO_PROC;
+	const char *search = cpuinfo_proc;
 	size_t len = 0;
 	int ret = -1;
 
@@ -611,6 +607,25 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int write_cpudesc(int fd, struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
+		       struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
+{
+#ifndef CPUINFO_PROC
+#define CPUINFO_PROC {"model name", }
+#endif
+	const char *cpuinfo_procs[] = CPUINFO_PROC;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cpuinfo_procs); i++) {
+		int ret;
+		ret = __write_cpudesc(fd, cpuinfo_procs[i]);
+		if (ret >= 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+
 static int write_nrcpus(int fd, struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
 			struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 {
