diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 10b6362ca0bf..2bcfa46913c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int perf_top__parse_source(struct perf_top *top, struct hist_entry *he)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, NULL, 0);
+	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, NULL, 0, NULL);
 	if (err == 0) {
 out_assign:
 		top->sym_filter_entry = he;
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 7a03389b7a03..27f41f28dcb4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -46,12 +46,15 @@ static struct annotate_browser_opt {
 	.jump_arrows	= true,
 };
 
+struct arch;
+
 struct annotate_browser {
 	struct ui_browser b;
 	struct rb_root	  entries;
 	struct rb_node	  *curr_hot;
 	struct disasm_line  *selection;
 	struct disasm_line  **offsets;
+	struct arch	    *arch;
 	int		    nr_events;
 	u64		    start;
 	int		    nr_asm_entries;
@@ -1070,7 +1073,8 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 		  (nr_pcnt - 1);
 	}
 
-	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel), sizeof_bdl);
+	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel),
+				  sizeof_bdl, &browser.arch);
 	if (err) {
 		char msg[BUFSIZ];
 		symbol__strerror_disassemble(sym, map, err, msg, sizeof(msg));
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/annotate.c
index e99ba86158d2..d903fd493416 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/annotate.c
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ static int symbol__gtk_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	if (map->dso->annotate_warned)
 		return -1;
 
-	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel), 0);
+	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel),
+				  0, NULL);
 	if (err) {
 		char msg[BUFSIZ];
 		symbol__strerror_disassemble(sym, map, err, msg, sizeof(msg));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index ddbd56df9187..be1caabb9290 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,9 @@ static const char *annotate__norm_arch(const char *arch_name)
 	return normalize_arch((char *)arch_name);
 }
 
-int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, const char *arch_name, size_t privsize)
+int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
+			const char *arch_name, size_t privsize,
+			struct arch **parch)
 {
 	struct dso *dso = map->dso;
 	char command[PATH_MAX * 2];
@@ -1405,6 +1407,9 @@ int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, const char *arch_na
 	if (arch == NULL)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
+	if (parch)
+		*parch = arch;
+
 	if (arch->init) {
 		err = arch->init(arch);
 		if (err) {
@@ -1901,7 +1906,8 @@ int symbol__tty_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	struct rb_root source_line = RB_ROOT;
 	u64 len;
 
-	if (symbol__disassemble(sym, map, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel), 0) < 0)
+	if (symbol__disassemble(sym, map, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel),
+				0, NULL) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	len = symbol__size(sym);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index 948aa8e6fd39..21055034aedd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, u64 addr);
 int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym);
 void symbol__annotate_zero_histograms(struct symbol *sym);
 
-int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, const char *arch_name, size_t privsize);
+int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
+			const char *arch_name, size_t privsize,
+			struct arch **parch);
 
 enum symbol_disassemble_errno {
 	SYMBOL_ANNOTATE_ERRNO__SUCCESS		= 0,