diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
index b2603d0d3737..440d00f0de14 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int sample_ustack(struct perf_sample *sample,
 int test__arch_unwind_sample(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		struct thread *thread)
 {
-	struct regs_dump *regs = &sample->user_regs;
+	struct regs_dump *regs = perf_sample__user_regs(sample);
 	u64 *buf;
 
 	buf = calloc(1, sizeof(u64) * PERF_REGS_MAX);
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libdw.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libdw.c
index e056d50ab42e..b89b0a7e5ad9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libdw.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libdw.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 bool libdw__arch_set_initial_registers(Dwfl_Thread *thread, void *arg)
 {
 	struct unwind_info *ui = arg;
-	struct regs_dump *user_regs = &ui->sample->user_regs;
+	struct regs_dump *user_regs = perf_sample__user_regs(ui->sample);
 	Dwarf_Word dwarf_regs[PERF_REG_ARM64_MAX], dwarf_pc;
 
 #define REG(r) ({						\