diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
index 221f21d5ca28..09d62153d384 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
 endif
 ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind-libunwind.o
+endif
+ifndef NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind-libdw.o
+endif
+ifndef NO_DWARF_UNWIND
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/tests/regs_load.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/tests/dwarf-unwind.o
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind-libdw.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind-libdw.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4176c60117a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind-libdw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
+#include "../../util/unwind-libdw.h"
+#include "../../util/perf_regs.h"
+
+bool libdw__arch_set_initial_registers(Dwfl_Thread *thread, void *arg)
+{
+	struct unwind_info *ui = arg;
+	struct regs_dump *user_regs = &ui->sample->user_regs;
+	Dwarf_Word dwarf_regs[PERF_REG_ARM_MAX];
+
+#define REG(r) ({						\
+	Dwarf_Word val = 0;					\
+	perf_reg_value(&val, user_regs, PERF_REG_ARM_##r);	\
+	val;							\
+})
+
+	dwarf_regs[0]  = REG(R0);
+	dwarf_regs[1]  = REG(R1);
+	dwarf_regs[2]  = REG(R2);
+	dwarf_regs[3]  = REG(R3);
+	dwarf_regs[4]  = REG(R4);
+	dwarf_regs[5]  = REG(R5);
+	dwarf_regs[6]  = REG(R6);
+	dwarf_regs[7]  = REG(R7);
+	dwarf_regs[8]  = REG(R8);
+	dwarf_regs[9]  = REG(R9);
+	dwarf_regs[10] = REG(R10);
+	dwarf_regs[11] = REG(FP);
+	dwarf_regs[12] = REG(IP);
+	dwarf_regs[13] = REG(SP);
+	dwarf_regs[14] = REG(LR);
+	dwarf_regs[15] = REG(PC);
+
+	return dwfl_thread_state_registers(thread, 0, PERF_REG_ARM_MAX,
+					   dwarf_regs);
+}