diff --git a/tools/perf/util/expr.c b/tools/perf/util/expr.c
index 7fda0ff89c16..4df56f2b283d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/expr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/expr.c
@@ -409,6 +409,9 @@ double expr__get_literal(const char *literal, const struct expr_scanner_ctx *ctx
 	} else if (!strcmp("#core_wide", literal)) {
 		result = core_wide(ctx->system_wide, ctx->user_requested_cpu_list)
 			? 1.0 : 0.0;
+	} else if (!strcmp("#target_cpu", literal)) {
+		result = (ctx->system_wide || ctx->user_requested_cpu_list)
+			? 1.0 : 0.0;
 	} else {
 		pr_err("Unrecognized literal '%s'", literal);
 	}