diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 3806ea49f1f7fdcb9dc3faa2f0ef6c56cc7996bf..0ecd62be209193673a35089d87fb759726885d94 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ int machine__resolve_callchain(struct machine *machine,
 	      (evsel->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER)))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Bail out if nothing was captured. */
+	if ((!sample->user_regs.regs) ||
+	    (!sample->user_stack.size))
+		return 0;
+
 	return unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry, &callchain_cursor, machine,
 				   thread, evsel->attr.sample_regs_user,
 				   sample);