diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 4bb8937..7389746 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@
 		if (!function) {
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, STACK_USER);
-			attr->sample_regs_user = PERF_REGS_MASK;
+			attr->sample_regs_user |= PERF_REGS_MASK;
 			attr->sample_stack_user = param->dump_size;
 			attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
 		} else {
@@ -931,6 +931,11 @@
 		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_INTR);
 	}
 
+	if (opts->sample_user_regs) {
+		attr->sample_regs_user |= opts->sample_user_regs;
+		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
+	}
+
 	if (target__has_cpu(&opts->target) || opts->sample_cpu)
 		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CPU);