diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.h b/tools/perf/util/env.h
index 4566c51f2fd9..48d7f8759a2a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ struct hybrid_node {
 struct pmu_caps {
 	int		nr_caps;
 	unsigned int    max_branches;
+	unsigned int	br_cntr_nr;
+	unsigned int	br_cntr_width;
+
 	char            **caps;
 	char            *pmu_name;
 };
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ struct perf_env {
 	unsigned long long	total_mem;
 	unsigned int		msr_pmu_type;
 	unsigned int		max_branches;
+	unsigned int		br_cntr_nr;
+	unsigned int		br_cntr_width;
 	int			kernel_is_64_bit;
 
 	int			nr_cmdline;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index e86b9439ffee..eeb96a1b63a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -3259,7 +3259,9 @@ static int process_compressed(struct feat_fd *ff,
 }
 
 static int __process_pmu_caps(struct feat_fd *ff, int *nr_caps,
-			      char ***caps, unsigned int *max_branches)
+			      char ***caps, unsigned int *max_branches,
+			      unsigned int *br_cntr_nr,
+			      unsigned int *br_cntr_width)
 {
 	char *name, *value, *ptr;
 	u32 nr_pmu_caps, i;
@@ -3294,6 +3296,12 @@ static int __process_pmu_caps(struct feat_fd *ff, int *nr_caps,
 		if (!strcmp(name, "branches"))
 			*max_branches = atoi(value);
 
+		if (!strcmp(name, "branch_counter_nr"))
+			*br_cntr_nr = atoi(value);
+
+		if (!strcmp(name, "branch_counter_width"))
+			*br_cntr_width = atoi(value);
+
 		free(value);
 		free(name);
 	}
@@ -3318,7 +3326,9 @@ static int process_cpu_pmu_caps(struct feat_fd *ff,
 {
 	int ret = __process_pmu_caps(ff, &ff->ph->env.nr_cpu_pmu_caps,
 				     &ff->ph->env.cpu_pmu_caps,
-				     &ff->ph->env.max_branches);
+				     &ff->ph->env.max_branches,
+				     &ff->ph->env.br_cntr_nr,
+				     &ff->ph->env.br_cntr_width);
 
 	if (!ret && !ff->ph->env.cpu_pmu_caps)
 		pr_debug("cpu pmu capabilities not available\n");
@@ -3347,7 +3357,9 @@ static int process_pmu_caps(struct feat_fd *ff, void *data __maybe_unused)
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pmu; i++) {
 		ret = __process_pmu_caps(ff, &pmu_caps[i].nr_caps,
 					 &pmu_caps[i].caps,
-					 &pmu_caps[i].max_branches);
+					 &pmu_caps[i].max_branches,
+					 &pmu_caps[i].br_cntr_nr,
+					 &pmu_caps[i].br_cntr_width);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;