diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 1f4fbc9a3292e06b6ae48c47297e795ccbc45809..bdf0e87f9b2938c33dc94b0541c8a63d1965cb35 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ endif
 # Disable it on all other architectures in case libdw unwind
 # support is detected in system. Add supported architectures
 # to the check.
-ifneq ($(SRCARCH),$(filter $(SRCARCH),x86 arm))
+ifneq ($(SRCARCH),$(filter $(SRCARCH),x86 arm powerpc))
   NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND := 1
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build
index 90ad64b231cd821abe8756ed92d68d7c4c367804..2e6595310420104a40fe4ee813f41ee0bc213349 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ libperf-y += perf_regs.o
 
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-regs.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += skip-callchain-idx.o
+
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBUNWIND) += unwind-libunwind.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND) += unwind-libdw.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/unwind-libdw.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/unwind-libdw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a24b3c4327386dd0d32b6e00863bdf3a02e0aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/unwind-libdw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
+#include "../../util/unwind-libdw.h"
+#include "../../util/perf_regs.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
+
+/* See backends/ppc_initreg.c and backends/ppc_regs.c in elfutils.  */
+static const int special_regs[3][2] = {
+	{ 65, PERF_REG_POWERPC_LINK },
+	{ 101, PERF_REG_POWERPC_XER },
+	{ 109, PERF_REG_POWERPC_CTR },
+};
+
+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[32], dwarf_nip;
+	size_t i;
+
+#define REG(r) ({						\
+	Dwarf_Word val = 0;					\
+	perf_reg_value(&val, user_regs, PERF_REG_POWERPC_##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(R11);
+	dwarf_regs[12] = REG(R12);
+	dwarf_regs[13] = REG(R13);
+	dwarf_regs[14] = REG(R14);
+	dwarf_regs[15] = REG(R15);
+	dwarf_regs[16] = REG(R16);
+	dwarf_regs[17] = REG(R17);
+	dwarf_regs[18] = REG(R18);
+	dwarf_regs[19] = REG(R19);
+	dwarf_regs[20] = REG(R20);
+	dwarf_regs[21] = REG(R21);
+	dwarf_regs[22] = REG(R22);
+	dwarf_regs[23] = REG(R23);
+	dwarf_regs[24] = REG(R24);
+	dwarf_regs[25] = REG(R25);
+	dwarf_regs[26] = REG(R26);
+	dwarf_regs[27] = REG(R27);
+	dwarf_regs[28] = REG(R28);
+	dwarf_regs[29] = REG(R29);
+	dwarf_regs[30] = REG(R30);
+	dwarf_regs[31] = REG(R31);
+	if (!dwfl_thread_state_registers(thread, 0, 32, dwarf_regs))
+		return false;
+
+	dwarf_nip = REG(NIP);
+	dwfl_thread_state_register_pc(thread, dwarf_nip);
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(special_regs); i++) {
+		Dwarf_Word val = 0;
+		perf_reg_value(&val, user_regs, special_regs[i][1]);
+		if (!dwfl_thread_state_registers(thread,
+						 special_regs[i][0], 1,
+						 &val))
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}