diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index d7e3b008a613..14f812bb07a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ perf-y += parse-events.o
 perf-y += perf_regs.o
 perf-y += path.o
 perf-y += print_binary.o
+perf-y += rlimit.o
 perf-y += argv_split.o
 perf-y += rbtree.o
 perf-y += libstring.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/rlimit.c b/tools/perf/util/rlimit.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13521d392a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/rlimit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 */
+
+#include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/rlimit.h"
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+
+/*
+ * Bump the memlock so that we can get bpf maps of a reasonable size,
+ * like the ones used with 'perf trace' and with 'perf test bpf',
+ * improve this to some specific request if needed.
+ */
+void rlimit__bump_memlock(void)
+{
+	struct rlimit rlim;
+
+	if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rlim) == 0) {
+		rlim.rlim_cur *= 4;
+		rlim.rlim_max *= 4;
+
+		if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rlim) < 0) {
+			rlim.rlim_cur /= 2;
+			rlim.rlim_max /= 2;
+
+			if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rlim) < 0)
+				pr_debug("Couldn't bump rlimit(MEMLOCK), failures may take place when creating BPF maps, etc\n");
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/rlimit.h b/tools/perf/util/rlimit.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f59d8e710a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/rlimit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_RLIMIT_H_
+#define __PERF_RLIMIT_H_
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 */
+
+void rlimit__bump_memlock(void);
+#endif // __PERF_RLIMIT_H_