diff --git a/tools/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h b/tools/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..005c618a0ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef _TOOLS_LINUX_ASM_ARM_BARRIER_H
+#define _TOOLS_LINUX_ASM_ARM_BARRIER_H
+
+/*
+ * Use the __kuser_memory_barrier helper in the CPU helper page. See
+ * arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S in the kernel source for details.
+ */
+#define mb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
+#define wmb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
+#define rmb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
+
+#endif /* _TOOLS_LINUX_ASM_ARM_BARRIER_H */
diff --git a/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h b/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0483c8e0142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef _TOOLS_LINUX_ASM_AARCH64_BARRIER_H
+#define _TOOLS_LINUX_ASM_AARCH64_BARRIER_H
+
+/*
+ * From tools/perf/perf-sys.h, last modified in:
+ * f428ebd184c82a7914b2aa7e9f868918aaf7ea78 perf tools: Fix AAAAARGH64 memory barriers
+ *
+ * XXX: arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h in the kernel sources use dsb, is this
+ * a case like for arm32 where we do things differently in userspace?
+ */
+
+#define mb()		asm volatile("dmb ish" ::: "memory")
+#define wmb()		asm volatile("dmb ishst" ::: "memory")
+#define rmb()		asm volatile("dmb ishld" ::: "memory")
+
+#endif /* _TOOLS_LINUX_ASM_AARCH64_BARRIER_H */
diff --git a/tools/include/asm/barrier.h b/tools/include/asm/barrier.h
index 659aa604ee8a..d2ddca50ec72 100644
--- a/tools/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/tools/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 #include "../../arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h"
+#elif defined(__arm__)
+#include "../../arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h"
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+#include "../../arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h"
 #elif defined(__powerpc__)
 #include "../../arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h"
 #elif defined(__s390__)
diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index 74981a63fbd6..1b330dd8a137 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 tools/perf
 tools/arch/alpha/include/asm/barrier.h
+tools/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
 tools/arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h
 tools/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
 tools/arch/s390/include/asm/barrier.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf-sys.h b/tools/perf/perf-sys.h
index 79052fd1a695..56edbe16f583 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf-sys.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf-sys.h
@@ -70,20 +70,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __arm__
-/*
- * Use the __kuser_memory_barrier helper in the CPU helper page. See
- * arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S in the kernel source for details.
- */
-#define mb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
-#define wmb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
-#define rmb()		((void(*)(void))0xffff0fa0)()
 #define CPUINFO_PROC	{"model name", "Processor"}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __aarch64__
-#define mb()		asm volatile("dmb ish" ::: "memory")
-#define wmb()		asm volatile("dmb ishst" ::: "memory")
-#define rmb()		asm volatile("dmb ishld" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("yield" ::: "memory")
 #endif