diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3539ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "perf_regs.h"
+
+int perf_reg_value(u64 *valp, struct regs_dump *regs, int id)
+{
+	int i, idx = 0;
+	u64 mask = regs->mask;
+
+	if (!(mask & (1 << id)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < id; i++) {
+		if (mask & (1 << i))
+			idx++;
+	}
+
+	*valp = regs->regs[idx];
+	return 0;
+}