diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f51131b11ad7..25cf6b404e8a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ int record_parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = parse_callchain_record_opt(arg);
+	ret = parse_callchain_record_opt(arg, &callchain_param);
 	if (!ret)
 		callchain_debug();
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 9f643ee77001..931cca8e6ae8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int get_stack_size(const char *str, unsigned long *_size)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT */
 
-int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg)
+int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg, struct callchain_param *param)
 {
 	char *tok, *name, *saveptr = NULL;
 	char *buf;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg)
 		/* Framepointer style */
 		if (!strncmp(name, "fp", sizeof("fp"))) {
 			if (!strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr)) {
-				callchain_param.record_mode = CALLCHAIN_FP;
+				param->record_mode = CALLCHAIN_FP;
 				ret = 0;
 			} else
 				pr_err("callchain: No more arguments "
@@ -86,20 +86,20 @@ int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg)
 			const unsigned long default_stack_dump_size = 8192;
 
 			ret = 0;
-			callchain_param.record_mode = CALLCHAIN_DWARF;
-			callchain_param.dump_size = default_stack_dump_size;
+			param->record_mode = CALLCHAIN_DWARF;
+			param->dump_size = default_stack_dump_size;
 
 			tok = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 			if (tok) {
 				unsigned long size = 0;
 
 				ret = get_stack_size(tok, &size);
-				callchain_param.dump_size = size;
+				param->dump_size = size;
 			}
 #endif /* HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT */
 		} else if (!strncmp(name, "lbr", sizeof("lbr"))) {
 			if (!strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr)) {
-				callchain_param.record_mode = CALLCHAIN_LBR;
+				param->record_mode = CALLCHAIN_LBR;
 				ret = 0;
 			} else
 				pr_err("callchain: No more arguments "
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int perf_callchain_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 	var += sizeof("call-graph.") - 1;
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "record-mode"))
-		return parse_callchain_record_opt(value);
+		return parse_callchain_record_opt(value, &callchain_param);
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
 	if (!strcmp(var, "dump-size")) {
 		unsigned long size = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 679c2c6d8ade..68a32c2fe87a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int fill_callchain_info(struct addr_location *al, struct callchain_cursor_node *
 			bool hide_unresolved);
 
 extern const char record_callchain_help[];
-int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg);
+int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg, struct callchain_param *param);
 int parse_callchain_report_opt(const char *arg);
 int perf_callchain_config(const char *var, const char *value);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 7febfe255703..f572f469a30d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -545,14 +545,15 @@ int perf_evsel__group_desc(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *buf, size_t size)
 
 static void
 perf_evsel__config_callgraph(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			     struct record_opts *opts)
+			     struct record_opts *opts,
+			     struct callchain_param *param)
 {
 	bool function = perf_evsel__is_function_event(evsel);
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
 
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CALLCHAIN);
 
-	if (callchain_param.record_mode == CALLCHAIN_LBR) {
+	if (param->record_mode == CALLCHAIN_LBR) {
 		if (!opts->branch_stack) {
 			if (attr->exclude_user) {
 				pr_warning("LBR callstack option is only available "
@@ -568,12 +569,12 @@ perf_evsel__config_callgraph(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				    "Falling back to framepointers.\n");
 	}
 
-	if (callchain_param.record_mode == CALLCHAIN_DWARF) {
+	if (param->record_mode == CALLCHAIN_DWARF) {
 		if (!function) {
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, STACK_USER);
 			attr->sample_regs_user = PERF_REGS_MASK;
-			attr->sample_stack_user = callchain_param.dump_size;
+			attr->sample_stack_user = param->dump_size;
 			attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
 		} else {
 			pr_info("Cannot use DWARF unwind for function trace event,"
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 		evsel->attr.exclude_callchain_user = 1;
 
 	if (callchain_param.enabled && !evsel->no_aux_samples)
-		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel, opts);
+		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel, opts, &callchain_param);
 
 	if (opts->sample_intr_regs) {
 		attr->sample_regs_intr = PERF_REGS_MASK;