diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
index 15130b50..fe9b61e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 PERF_HAVE_DWARF_REGS := 1
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
 endif
+ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind.o
+endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1cfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
+#define ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "../../util/types.h"
+#include <asm/perf_regs.h>
+
+#define PERF_REGS_MASK	((1ULL << PERF_REG_ARM_MAX) - 1)
+#define PERF_REG_IP	PERF_REG_ARM_PC
+#define PERF_REG_SP	PERF_REG_ARM_SP
+
+static inline const char *perf_reg_name(int id)
+{
+	switch (id) {
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R0:
+		return "r0";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R1:
+		return "r1";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R2:
+		return "r2";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R3:
+		return "r3";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R4:
+		return "r4";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R5:
+		return "r5";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R6:
+		return "r6";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R7:
+		return "r7";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R8:
+		return "r8";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R9:
+		return "r9";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_R10:
+		return "r10";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_FP:
+		return "fp";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_IP:
+		return "ip";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_SP:
+		return "sp";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_LR:
+		return "lr";
+	case PERF_REG_ARM_PC:
+		return "pc";
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif /* ARCH_PERF_REGS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da3dc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <libunwind.h>
+#include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "../../util/unwind.h"
+
+int unwind__arch_reg_id(int regnum)
+{
+	switch (regnum) {
+	case UNW_ARM_R0:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R0;
+	case UNW_ARM_R1:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R1;
+	case UNW_ARM_R2:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R2;
+	case UNW_ARM_R3:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R3;
+	case UNW_ARM_R4:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R4;
+	case UNW_ARM_R5:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R5;
+	case UNW_ARM_R6:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R6;
+	case UNW_ARM_R7:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R7;
+	case UNW_ARM_R8:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R8;
+	case UNW_ARM_R9:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R9;
+	case UNW_ARM_R10:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_R10;
+	case UNW_ARM_R11:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_FP;
+	case UNW_ARM_R12:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_IP;
+	case UNW_ARM_R13:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_SP;
+	case UNW_ARM_R14:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_LR;
+	case UNW_ARM_R15:
+		return PERF_REG_ARM_PC;
+	default:
+		pr_err("unwind: invalid reg id %d\n", regnum);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 5f6f9b3..4796ce5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
   NO_PERF_REGS := 0
   LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-x86_64
 endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
+  NO_PERF_REGS := 0
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-arm
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PERF_REGS),0)
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_PERF_REGS
@@ -208,8 +212,7 @@
 endif # try-cc
 endif # NO_LIBELF
 
-# There's only x86 (both 32 and 64) support for CFI unwind so far
-ifneq ($(ARCH),x86)
+ifeq ($(LIBUNWIND_LIBS),)
   NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
 endif