diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index d9bba8d57c40..cf6ad5db19dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ ifndef NO_LIBNUMA
   endif
 endif
 
+ifndef ($(filter -lbfd,$(EXTLIBS)),)
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT
+endif
+
 # Among the variables below, these:
 #   perfexecdir
 #   template_dir
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index dcff10bed7da..37353194e0f6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -8,6 +8,172 @@
 #include "util/util.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT
+
+/*
+ * Implement addr2line using libbfd.
+ */
+#define PACKAGE "perf"
+#include <bfd.h>
+
+struct a2l_data {
+	const char 	*input;
+	unsigned long 	addr;
+
+	bool 		found;
+	const char 	*filename;
+	const char 	*funcname;
+	unsigned 	line;
+
+	bfd 		*abfd;
+	asymbol 	**syms;
+};
+
+static int bfd_error(const char *string)
+{
+	const char *errmsg;
+
+	errmsg = bfd_errmsg(bfd_get_error());
+	fflush(stdout);
+
+	if (string)
+		pr_debug("%s: %s\n", string, errmsg);
+	else
+		pr_debug("%s\n", errmsg);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int slurp_symtab(bfd *abfd, struct a2l_data *a2l)
+{
+	long storage;
+	long symcount;
+	asymbol **syms;
+	bfd_boolean dynamic = FALSE;
+
+	if ((bfd_get_file_flags(abfd) & HAS_SYMS) == 0)
+		return bfd_error(bfd_get_filename(abfd));
+
+	storage = bfd_get_symtab_upper_bound(abfd);
+	if (storage == 0L) {
+		storage = bfd_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound(abfd);
+		dynamic = TRUE;
+	}
+	if (storage < 0L)
+		return bfd_error(bfd_get_filename(abfd));
+
+	syms = malloc(storage);
+	if (dynamic)
+		symcount = bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab(abfd, syms);
+	else
+		symcount = bfd_canonicalize_symtab(abfd, syms);
+
+	if (symcount < 0) {
+		free(syms);
+		return bfd_error(bfd_get_filename(abfd));
+	}
+
+	a2l->syms = syms;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void find_address_in_section(bfd *abfd, asection *section, void *data)
+{
+	bfd_vma pc, vma;
+	bfd_size_type size;
+	struct a2l_data *a2l = data;
+
+	if (a2l->found)
+		return;
+
+	if ((bfd_get_section_flags(abfd, section) & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	pc = a2l->addr;
+	vma = bfd_get_section_vma(abfd, section);
+	size = bfd_get_section_size(section);
+
+	if (pc < vma || pc >= vma + size)
+		return;
+
+	a2l->found = bfd_find_nearest_line(abfd, section, a2l->syms, pc - vma,
+					   &a2l->filename, &a2l->funcname,
+					   &a2l->line);
+}
+
+static struct a2l_data *addr2line_init(const char *path)
+{
+	bfd *abfd;
+	struct a2l_data *a2l = NULL;
+
+	abfd = bfd_openr(path, NULL);
+	if (abfd == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!bfd_check_format(abfd, bfd_object))
+		goto out;
+
+	a2l = zalloc(sizeof(*a2l));
+	if (a2l == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	a2l->abfd = abfd;
+	a2l->input = strdup(path);
+	if (a2l->input == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (slurp_symtab(abfd, a2l))
+		goto out;
+
+	return a2l;
+
+out:
+	if (a2l) {
+		free((void *)a2l->input);
+		free(a2l);
+	}
+	bfd_close(abfd);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void addr2line_cleanup(struct a2l_data *a2l)
+{
+	if (a2l->abfd)
+		bfd_close(a2l->abfd);
+	free((void *)a2l->input);
+	free(a2l->syms);
+	free(a2l);
+}
+
+static int addr2line(const char *dso_name, unsigned long addr,
+		     char **file, unsigned int *line)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct a2l_data *a2l;
+
+	a2l = addr2line_init(dso_name);
+	if (a2l == NULL) {
+		pr_warning("addr2line_init failed for %s\n", dso_name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	a2l->addr = addr;
+	bfd_map_over_sections(a2l->abfd, find_address_in_section, a2l);
+
+	if (a2l->found && a2l->filename) {
+		*file = strdup(a2l->filename);
+		*line = a2l->line;
+
+		if (*file)
+			ret = 1;
+	}
+
+	addr2line_cleanup(a2l);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#else /* HAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT */
+
 static int addr2line(const char *dso_name, unsigned long addr,
 		     char **file, unsigned int *line_nr)
 {
@@ -53,6 +219,7 @@ static int addr2line(const char *dso_name, unsigned long addr,
 	pclose(fp);
 	return ret;
 }
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT */
 
 char *get_srcline(struct dso *dso, unsigned long addr)
 {