diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
index a3539ef..43168fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "event.h"
 
 int perf_reg_value(u64 *valp, struct regs_dump *regs, int id)
 {
 	int i, idx = 0;
 	u64 mask = regs->mask;
 
+	if (regs->cache_mask & (1 << id))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (!(mask & (1 << id)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -14,6 +18,10 @@
 			idx++;
 	}
 
-	*valp = regs->regs[idx];
+	regs->cache_mask |= (1 << id);
+	regs->cache_regs[id] = regs->regs[idx];
+
+out:
+	*valp = regs->cache_regs[id];
 	return 0;
 }