diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 5e23d85d2d69..004fb1d1d0ad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-aux.o
 
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND) += unwind-libdw.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LOCAL_LIBUNWIND)    += unwind-libunwind-local.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBUNWIND)          += unwind-libunwind.o
 
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBBABELTRACE) += data-convert-bt.o
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
index b0c5db1333f9..9c70486c5c6a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
@@ -691,37 +691,3 @@ _unwind_libunwind_ops = {
 
 struct unwind_libunwind_ops *
 local_unwind_libunwind_ops = &_unwind_libunwind_ops;
-
-static void unwind__register_ops(struct thread *thread,
-				 struct unwind_libunwind_ops *ops)
-{
-	thread->unwind_libunwind_ops = ops;
-}
-
-int unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
-{
-	unwind__register_ops(thread, local_unwind_libunwind_ops);
-
-	return thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->prepare_access(thread);
-}
-
-void unwind__flush_access(struct thread *thread)
-{
-	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
-		thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->flush_access(thread);
-}
-
-void unwind__finish_access(struct thread *thread)
-{
-	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
-		thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->finish_access(thread);
-}
-
-int unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
-			 struct thread *thread,
-			 struct perf_sample *data, int max_stack)
-{
-	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
-		return thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->get_entries(cb, arg, thread, data, max_stack);
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f86f903ae8a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "unwind.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+
+struct unwind_libunwind_ops __weak *local_unwind_libunwind_ops;
+
+static void unwind__register_ops(struct thread *thread,
+			  struct unwind_libunwind_ops *ops)
+{
+	thread->unwind_libunwind_ops = ops;
+}
+
+int unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	unwind__register_ops(thread, local_unwind_libunwind_ops);
+
+	return thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->prepare_access(thread);
+}
+
+void unwind__flush_access(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
+		thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->flush_access(thread);
+}
+
+void unwind__finish_access(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
+		thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->finish_access(thread);
+}
+
+int unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
+			 struct thread *thread,
+			 struct perf_sample *data, int max_stack)
+{
+	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
+		return thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->get_entries(cb, arg, thread, data, max_stack);
+	return 0;
+}