diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_stats.cpp b/runtime/src/kmp_stats.cpp
index 8100f3bf4aeba5e5eecb457c73c0863b9d2fd805..a65a481dc17dbe6e9220cb5ea6da7af4208037d2 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_stats.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_stats.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ kmp_stats_list* kmp_stats_list::iterator::operator*() const {
 /* *************************************************************** */
 /* *************  kmp_stats_output_module functions ************** */
 
-const char* kmp_stats_output_module::outputFileName = NULL;
 const char* kmp_stats_output_module::eventsFileName = NULL;
 const char* kmp_stats_output_module::plotFileName   = NULL;
 int kmp_stats_output_module::printPerThreadFlag       = 0;
@@ -372,7 +371,24 @@ void kmp_stats_output_module::init()
     char * threadEvents   = getenv("KMP_STATS_EVENTS");
 
     // set the stats output filenames based on environment variables and defaults
-    outputFileName = statsFileName;
+    if(statsFileName) {
+        // append the process id to the output filename
+        // events.csv --> events-pid.csv
+        size_t index;
+        std::string baseFileName, pid, suffix;
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        outputFileName = std::string(statsFileName);
+        index = outputFileName.find_last_of('.');
+        if(index == std::string::npos) {
+            baseFileName = outputFileName;
+        } else {
+            baseFileName = outputFileName.substr(0, index);
+            suffix = outputFileName.substr(index);
+        }
+        ss << getpid();
+        pid = ss.str();
+        outputFileName = baseFileName + "-" + pid + suffix;
+    }
     eventsFileName = eventsFileName ? eventsFileName : "events.dat";
     plotFileName   = plotFileName   ? plotFileName   : "events.plt";
 
@@ -573,7 +589,7 @@ void kmp_stats_output_module::outputStats(const char* heading)
     statistic totalStats[TIMER_LAST];           /* Synthesized, cross threads versions of normal timer stats */
     statistic allCounters[COUNTER_LAST];
 
-    FILE * statsOut = outputFileName ? fopen (outputFileName, "a+") : stderr;
+    FILE * statsOut = !outputFileName.empty() ? fopen (outputFileName.c_str(), "a+") : stderr;
     if (!statsOut)
         statsOut = stderr;
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_stats.h b/runtime/src/kmp_stats.h
index 5450f5920460889c2492df25a0775b029ff8238b..b767fdf85166cd1d8ccc00492a7db9183dc17f91 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_stats.h
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_stats.h
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ class kmp_stats_output_module {
     };
 
  private:
-    static const char* outputFileName;
+    std::string outputFileName;
     static const char* eventsFileName;
     static const char* plotFileName;
     static int printPerThreadFlag;