diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index d50fafd7bf3a..4b68beb285b5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_NMI
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
+	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
+	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
 	select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
 	select HAVE_RSEQ
 	select HAVE_STACKPROTECTOR
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3cef08b97c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+#ifndef _ASM_MIPS_PERF_REGS_H
+#define _ASM_MIPS_PERF_REGS_H
+
+enum perf_event_mips_regs {
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_PC,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R1,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R2,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R3,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R4,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R5,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R6,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R7,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R8,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R9,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R10,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R11,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R12,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R13,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R14,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R15,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R16,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R17,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R18,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R19,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R20,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R21,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R22,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R23,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R24,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R25,
+	/*
+	 * 26 and 27 are k0 and k1, they are always clobbered thus not
+	 * stored.
+	 */
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R28,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R29,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R30,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_R31,
+	PERF_REG_MIPS_MAX = PERF_REG_MIPS_R31 + 1,
+};
+#endif /* _ASM_MIPS_PERF_REGS_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index 89b07ea8d249..d8fb04540505 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ CFLAGS_cpu-bugs64.o	= $(shell if $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -Wa,-mdaddi -c -o /dev/n
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_STD_PC_SERIAL_PORT)	+= 8250-platform.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS)	+= perf_event.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS)	+= perf_event.o perf_regs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS)	+= perf_event_mipsxx.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL)	+= jump_label.o
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_regs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11f93836c240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Some parts derived from x86 version of this file.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Cavium, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	return PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_32;
+}
+#else /* Must be CONFIG_64BIT */
+u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_32BIT_REGS))
+		return PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_32;
+	else
+		return PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_64;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_32BIT */
+
+int perf_reg_validate(u64 mask)
+{
+	if (!mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (mask & ~((1ull << PERF_REG_MIPS_MAX) - 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx)
+{
+	long v;
+
+	switch (idx) {
+	case PERF_REG_MIPS_PC:
+		v = regs->cp0_epc;
+		break;
+	case PERF_REG_MIPS_R1 ... PERF_REG_MIPS_R25:
+		v = regs->regs[idx - PERF_REG_MIPS_R1 + 1];
+		break;
+	case PERF_REG_MIPS_R28 ... PERF_REG_MIPS_R31:
+		v = regs->regs[idx - PERF_REG_MIPS_R28 + 28];
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return (s64)v; /* Sign extend if 32-bit. */
+}
+
+void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
+		struct pt_regs *regs, struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+{
+	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
+	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 89ac5a1f1550..f382c282fb8e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ ifeq ($(NO_PERF_REGS),0)
   $(call detected,CONFIG_PERF_REGS)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH),mips)
+  NO_PERF_REGS := 0
+  CFLAGS += -I../../arch/mips/include/uapi -I../../arch/mips/include/generated/uapi
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-mips
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(NO_SYSCALL_TABLE),1)
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SYSCALL_TABLE_SUPPORT
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/mips/Build b/tools/perf/arch/mips/Build
index 54afe4a467e7..e4e5f33c84d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/mips/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/Build
@@ -1 +1 @@
-libperf-y += util/
+perf-y += util/
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/mips/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/mips/Makefile
index fe9b61e322a5..7fbca175099e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 ifndef NO_DWARF
 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/mips/include/dwarf-regs-table.h b/tools/perf/arch/mips/include/dwarf-regs-table.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..169a3f9679d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/include/dwarf-regs-table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * dwarf-regs-table.h : Mapping of DWARF debug register numbers into
+ * register names.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Cavium, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef DEFINE_DWARF_REGSTR_TABLE
+#undef REG_DWARFNUM_NAME
+#define REG_DWARFNUM_NAME(reg, idx)	([idx] = "$" #reg)
+static const char *mips_regstr_tbl[] = {
+	"$0", "$1", "$2", "$3", "$4", "$5", "$6", "$7", "$8", "$9",
+	"$10", "$11", "$12", "$13", "$14", "$15", "$16", "$17", "$18", "$19",
+	"$20", "$21", "$22", "$23", "$24", "$25", "$26", "$27", "$28", "$29",
+	"$30", "$31",
+	REG_DWARFNUM_NAME(hi,   64),
+	REG_DWARFNUM_NAME(lo,   65),
+
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/mips/include/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/arch/mips/include/perf_regs.h
index bc47b25d95dd..871bc6febe22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/mips/include/perf_regs.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 #define ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include "../../util/types.h"
 #include <asm/perf_regs.h>
 
+#define PERF_REGS_MAX PERF_REG_MIPS_MAX
 #define PERF_REG_IP PERF_REG_MIPS_PC
 #define PERF_REG_SP PERF_REG_MIPS_R29
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/Build b/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/Build
index 7da83b5ebc4c..678a68830ceb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/Build
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF)                += dwarf-regs.o
-libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBUNWIND)    += unwind-libunwind.o
+perf-$(CONFIG_DWARF)                += dwarf-regs.o
+perf-$(CONFIG_LIBUNWIND)    += unwind-libunwind.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/dwarf-regs.c b/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/dwarf-regs.c
index 165e0179ea11..423abf158c99 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/dwarf-regs.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/dwarf-regs.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  */
-
-#include <libio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <dwarf-regs.h>
 
 static const char *mips_gpr_names[32] = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/unwind-libunwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/unwind-libunwind.c
index 7af25427943f..0d8c99c29da6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/unwind-libunwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/mips/util/unwind-libunwind.c
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #include <libunwind.h>
 #include "perf_regs.h"
 #include "../../util/unwind.h"
+#include "util/debug.h"
 
-int unwind__arch_reg_id(int regnum)
+int libunwind__arch_reg_id(int regnum)
 {
 	switch (regnum) {
 	case UNW_MIPS_R1 ... UNW_MIPS_R25:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-regs.c b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-regs.c
index db55eddce8cd..0bf60e6d28b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-regs.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-regs.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "../arch/s390/include/dwarf-regs-table.h"
 #include "../arch/sparc/include/dwarf-regs-table.h"
 #include "../arch/xtensa/include/dwarf-regs-table.h"
+#include "../arch/mips/include/dwarf-regs-table.h"
 
 #define __get_dwarf_regstr(tbl, n) (((n) < ARRAY_SIZE(tbl)) ? (tbl)[(n)] : NULL)
 
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ const char *get_dwarf_regstr(unsigned int n, unsigned int machine)
 		return __get_dwarf_regstr(sparc_regstr_tbl, n);
 	case EM_XTENSA:
 		return __get_dwarf_regstr(xtensa_regstr_tbl, n);
+	case EM_MIPS:
+		return __get_dwarf_regstr(mips_regstr_tbl, n);
 	default:
 		pr_err("ELF MACHINE %x is not supported.\n", machine);
 	}
