diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 9fb9a1f1e47b..43445da30cea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -2958,6 +2958,10 @@ static unsigned long intel_pmu_free_running_flags(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	if (event->attr.use_clockid)
 		flags &= ~PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+	if (!event->attr.exclude_kernel)
+		flags &= ~PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER;
+	if (event->attr.sample_regs_user & ~PEBS_REGS)
+		flags &= ~(PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER | PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR);
 	return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 4196f81ec0e1..f7aaadf9331f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -85,13 +85,15 @@ struct amd_nb {
  * Flags PEBS can handle without an PMI.
  *
  * TID can only be handled by flushing at context switch.
+ * REGS_USER can be handled for events limited to ring 3.
  *
  */
 #define PEBS_FREERUNNING_FLAGS \
 	(PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID | PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR | \
 	PERF_SAMPLE_ID | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID | \
 	PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC | PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER | \
-	PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION | PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR)
+	PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION | PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR | \
+	PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR | PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER)
 
 /*
  * A debug store configuration.
@@ -110,6 +112,26 @@ struct debug_store {
 	u64	pebs_event_reset[MAX_PEBS_EVENTS];
 };
 
+#define PEBS_REGS \
+	(PERF_REG_X86_AX | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_BX | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_CX | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_DX | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_DI | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_SI | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_SP | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_BP | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_IP | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_FLAGS | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R8 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R9 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R10 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R11 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R12 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R13 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R14 | \
+	 PERF_REG_X86_R15)
+
 /*
  * Per register state.
  */