diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_regs.c
index 05fe92aa7d98..0529f90395c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_regs.c
index 94e8718e7229..f6f58e6265df 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/csky/kernel/perf_regs.c
index eb32838b8210..09b7f88a2d6a 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/perf_regs.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/perf_regs.c
index 8e53f2fc3fe0..6f681b105eec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/perf_regs.c
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = (regs_user->regs) ? perf_reg_abi(current) :
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_regs.c
index 04a38fbeb9c7..fd304a248de6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_regs.c
index 4352a504f235..6e9e5d5e927e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Use the regs from the first interruption and let
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
index bb7e1132290b..f9e5352b3bef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
@@ -129,12 +128,20 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 		return PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_64;
 }
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pt_regs, nmi_user_regs);
+
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+			struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy = this_cpu_ptr(&nmi_user_regs);
 	struct pt_regs *user_regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 
+	if (!in_nmi()) {
+		regs_user->regs = user_regs;
+		regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If we're in an NMI that interrupted task_pt_regs setup, then
 	 * we can't sample user regs at all.  This check isn't really
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index b775ae0a8c87..96450f6fb1de 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1022,13 +1022,7 @@ struct perf_sample_data {
 	struct perf_callchain_entry	*callchain;
 	u64				aux_size;
 
-	/*
-	 * regs_user may point to task_pt_regs or to regs_user_copy, depending
-	 * on arch details.
-	 */
 	struct perf_regs		regs_user;
-	struct pt_regs			regs_user_copy;
-
 	struct perf_regs		regs_intr;
 	u64				stack_user_size;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_regs.h b/include/linux/perf_regs.h
index 2d12e97d5e7b..f632c5725f16 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_regs.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_regs.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx);
 int perf_reg_validate(u64 mask);
 u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task);
 void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-			struct pt_regs *regs,
-			struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy);
+			struct pt_regs *regs);
 #else
 
 #define PERF_REG_EXTENDED_MASK	0
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ static inline u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 static inline void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-				      struct pt_regs *regs,
-				      struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+				      struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs_user->regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index fc681c7c1e03..d67c9cbb0f6a 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6374,14 +6374,13 @@ perf_output_sample_regs(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 }
 
 static void perf_sample_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
-				  struct pt_regs *regs,
-				  struct pt_regs *regs_user_copy)
+				  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
 		regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
 		regs_user->regs = regs;
 	} else if (!(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
-		perf_get_regs_user(regs_user, regs, regs_user_copy);
+		perf_get_regs_user(regs_user, regs);
 	} else {
 		regs_user->abi = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE;
 		regs_user->regs = NULL;
@@ -7083,8 +7082,7 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
 	}
 
 	if (sample_type & (PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER | PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER))
-		perf_sample_regs_user(&data->regs_user, regs,
-				      &data->regs_user_copy);
+		perf_sample_regs_user(&data->regs_user, regs);
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER) {
 		/* regs dump ABI info */