diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 5cbe1748911d..5acb9a910ea1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
 #include <bpf/bpf.h>
 #include <bpf/libbpf.h>
+#include <bpf/btf.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_BPF_SKEL
 #include "bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.skel.h"
 #endif
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ struct syscall_arg_fmt {
 	const char *name;
 	u16	   nr_entries; // for arrays
 	bool	   show_zero;
+	bool	   is_enum;
 };
 
 struct syscall_fmt {
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ struct trace {
 #ifdef HAVE_BPF_SKEL
 	struct augmented_raw_syscalls_bpf *skel;
 #endif
+	struct btf		*btf;
 	struct record_opts	opts;
 	struct evlist	*evlist;
 	struct machine		*host;
@@ -887,6 +890,36 @@ static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_getrandom_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
 
 #define SCA_GETRANDOM_FLAGS syscall_arg__scnprintf_getrandom_flags
 
+static size_t btf_enum_scnprintf(char *bf, size_t size, int val,
+			  struct btf *btf, const char *type)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *bt;
+	struct btf_enum *e;
+	char enum_prefix[][16] = {"enum", "const enum"}, *ep;
+	int id;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(enum_prefix); i++) {
+		ep = enum_prefix[i];
+		if (strlen(type) > strlen(ep) + 1 && strstr(type, ep) == type)
+			type += strlen(ep) + 1;
+	}
+
+	id = btf__find_by_name(btf, type);
+	if (id < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	bt = btf__type_by_id(btf, id);
+	e = btf_enum(bt);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < btf_vlen(bt); i++, e++) {
+		if (e->val == val)
+			return scnprintf(bf, size, "%s",
+					 btf__name_by_offset(btf, e->name_off));
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define STRARRAY(name, array) \
 	  { .scnprintf	= SCA_STRARRAY, \
 	    .strtoul	= STUL_STRARRAY, \
@@ -1238,6 +1271,7 @@ struct syscall {
 	bool		    is_exit;
 	bool		    is_open;
 	bool		    nonexistent;
+	bool		    use_btf;
 	struct tep_format_field *args;
 	const char	    *name;
 	const struct syscall_fmt  *fmt;
@@ -1756,6 +1790,7 @@ syscall_arg_fmt__init_array(struct syscall_arg_fmt *arg, struct tep_format_field
 			continue;
 
 		len = strlen(field->name);
+		arg->is_enum = false;
 
 		if (strcmp(field->type, "const char *") == 0 &&
 		    ((len >= 4 && strcmp(field->name + len - 4, "name") == 0) ||
@@ -1782,6 +1817,8 @@ syscall_arg_fmt__init_array(struct syscall_arg_fmt *arg, struct tep_format_field
 			 * 7 unsigned long
 			 */
 			arg->scnprintf = SCA_FD;
+		} else if (strstr(field->type, "enum")) {
+			arg->is_enum = true;
 		} else {
 			const struct syscall_arg_fmt *fmt =
 				syscall_arg_fmt__find_by_name(field->name);
@@ -1798,7 +1835,13 @@ syscall_arg_fmt__init_array(struct syscall_arg_fmt *arg, struct tep_format_field
 
 static int syscall__set_arg_fmts(struct syscall *sc)
 {
-	struct tep_format_field *last_field = syscall_arg_fmt__init_array(sc->arg_fmt, sc->args);
+	struct tep_format_field *last_field = syscall_arg_fmt__init_array(sc->arg_fmt, sc->args),
+				*field = sc->args;
+	struct syscall_arg_fmt *arg = sc->arg_fmt;
+
+	for (; field; field = field->next, ++arg)
+		if (arg->is_enum)
+			sc->use_btf = true;
 
 	if (last_field)
 		sc->args_size = last_field->offset + last_field->size;
@@ -1811,6 +1854,7 @@ static int trace__read_syscall_info(struct trace *trace, int id)
 	char tp_name[128];
 	struct syscall *sc;
 	const char *name = syscalltbl__name(trace->sctbl, id);
+	int err;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSCALL_TABLE_SUPPORT
 	if (trace->syscalls.table == NULL) {
@@ -1883,7 +1927,17 @@ static int trace__read_syscall_info(struct trace *trace, int id)
 	sc->is_exit = !strcmp(name, "exit_group") || !strcmp(name, "exit");
 	sc->is_open = !strcmp(name, "open") || !strcmp(name, "openat");
 
-	return syscall__set_arg_fmts(sc);
+	err = syscall__set_arg_fmts(sc);
+
+	/* after calling syscall__set_arg_fmts() we'll know whether use_btf is true */
+	if (sc->use_btf && trace->btf == NULL) {
+		trace->btf = btf__load_vmlinux_btf();
+		if (verbose > 0)
+			fprintf(trace->output, trace->btf ? "vmlinux BTF loaded\n" :
+							    "Failed to load vmlinux BTF\n");
+	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int evsel__init_tp_arg_scnprintf(struct evsel *evsel)
@@ -2050,7 +2104,7 @@ static size_t syscall__scnprintf_args(struct syscall *sc, char *bf, size_t size,
 				      unsigned char *args, void *augmented_args, int augmented_args_size,
 				      struct trace *trace, struct thread *thread)
 {
-	size_t printed = 0;
+	size_t printed = 0, p;
 	unsigned long val;
 	u8 bit = 1;
 	struct syscall_arg arg = {
@@ -2103,6 +2157,15 @@ static size_t syscall__scnprintf_args(struct syscall *sc, char *bf, size_t size,
 			if (trace->show_arg_names)
 				printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s: ", field->name);
 
+			if (sc->arg_fmt[arg.idx].is_enum == true && trace->btf) {
+				p = btf_enum_scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, val,
+						       trace->btf, field->type);
+				if (p) {
+					printed += p;
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
 			printed += syscall_arg_fmt__scnprintf_val(&sc->arg_fmt[arg.idx],
 								  bf + printed, size - printed, &arg, val);
 		}
