diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c
index d7f0f120..417eb1e9 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ sysprof_collector_get (void)
 #else
     self->tid = self->pid;
 #endif
-    self->next_counter_id = 1;
+    self->next_counter_id = (self->pid << 16);
 
     pthread_mutex_lock (&control_fd_lock);