diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c
index b21617f2bec1..08581e276225 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __parse_regs(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset, bool intr)
 	const struct sample_reg *r;
 	char *s, *os = NULL, *p;
 	int ret = -1;
+	uint64_t mask;
 
 	if (unset)
 		return 0;
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ __parse_regs(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset, bool intr)
 	if (*mode)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (intr)
+		mask = arch__intr_reg_mask();
+	else
+		mask = arch__user_reg_mask();
+
 	/* str may be NULL in case no arg is passed to -I */
 	if (str) {
 		/* because str is read-only */
@@ -37,14 +43,15 @@ __parse_regs(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset, bool intr)
 			if (!strcmp(s, "?")) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "available registers: ");
 				for (r = sample_reg_masks; r->name; r++) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "%s ", r->name);
+					if (r->mask & mask)
+						fprintf(stderr, "%s ", r->name);
 				}
 				fputc('\n', stderr);
 				/* just printing available regs */
 				return -1;
 			}
 			for (r = sample_reg_masks; r->name; r++) {
-				if (!strcasecmp(s, r->name))
+				if ((r->mask & mask) && !strcasecmp(s, r->name))
 					break;
 			}
 			if (!r->name) {
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ __parse_regs(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset, bool intr)
 
 	/* default to all possible regs */
 	if (*mode == 0)
-		*mode = PERF_REGS_MASK;
+		*mode = mask;
 error:
 	free(os);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
index 2acfcc527cac..2774cec1f15f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ int __weak arch_sdt_arg_parse_op(char *old_op __maybe_unused,
 	return SDT_ARG_SKIP;
 }
 
+uint64_t __weak arch__intr_reg_mask(void)
+{
+	return PERF_REGS_MASK;
+}
+
+uint64_t __weak arch__user_reg_mask(void)
+{
+	return PERF_REGS_MASK;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_PERF_REGS_SUPPORT
 int perf_reg_value(u64 *valp, struct regs_dump *regs, int id)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.h
index 1a15a4bfc28d..cb9c246c8962 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_regs.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ enum {
 };
 
 int arch_sdt_arg_parse_op(char *old_op, char **new_op);
+uint64_t arch__intr_reg_mask(void);
+uint64_t arch__user_reg_mask(void);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PERF_REGS_SUPPORT
 #include <perf_regs.h>