diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/include/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/include/perf_regs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..75de0e92e71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifndef ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
+#define ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <asm/perf_regs.h>
+
+#define PERF_REGS_MASK  ((1ULL << PERF_REG_POWERPC_MAX) - 1)
+#define PERF_REGS_MAX   PERF_REG_POWERPC_MAX
+#ifdef __powerpc64__
+	#define PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI	PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_64
+#else
+	#define PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI	PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_32
+#endif
+
+#define PERF_REG_IP     PERF_REG_POWERPC_NIP
+#define PERF_REG_SP     PERF_REG_POWERPC_R1
+
+static const char *reg_names[] = {
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R0] = "r0",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R1] = "r1",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R2] = "r2",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R3] = "r3",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R4] = "r4",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R5] = "r5",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R6] = "r6",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R7] = "r7",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R8] = "r8",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R9] = "r9",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R10] = "r10",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R11] = "r11",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R12] = "r12",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R13] = "r13",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R14] = "r14",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R15] = "r15",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R16] = "r16",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R17] = "r17",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R18] = "r18",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R19] = "r19",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R20] = "r20",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R21] = "r21",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R22] = "r22",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R23] = "r23",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R24] = "r24",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R25] = "r25",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R26] = "r26",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R27] = "r27",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R28] = "r28",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R29] = "r29",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R30] = "r30",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_R31] = "r31",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_NIP] = "nip",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_MSR] = "msr",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_ORIG_R3] = "orig_r3",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_CTR] = "ctr",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_LINK] = "link",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_XER] = "xer",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_CCR] = "ccr",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_SOFTE] = "softe",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_TRAP] = "trap",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_DAR] = "dar",
+	[PERF_REG_POWERPC_DSISR] = "dsisr"
+};
+
+static inline const char *perf_reg_name(int id)
+{
+	return reg_names[id];
+}
+#endif /* ARCH_PERF_REGS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index f7d7f5a1cad5..eda1cfbbfb2d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ $(call detected_var,ARCH)
 
 NO_PERF_REGS := 1
 
+# Additional ARCH settings for ppc
+ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
+  NO_PERF_REGS := 0
+endif
+
 # Additional ARCH settings for x86
 ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
   $(call detected,CONFIG_X86)