diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 51168e22f4d8..49cb2355efc0 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -282,6 +282,12 @@ enum {
 	PERF_BR_PRIV_HV		= 3,
 };
 
+#define PERF_BR_ARM64_FIQ              PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_1
+#define PERF_BR_ARM64_DEBUG_HALT       PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_2
+#define PERF_BR_ARM64_DEBUG_EXIT       PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_3
+#define PERF_BR_ARM64_DEBUG_INST       PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_4
+#define PERF_BR_ARM64_DEBUG_DATA       PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_5
+
 #define PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL \
 	(PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER|\
 	 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL|\
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/branch.c b/tools/perf/util/branch.c
index 675cbbe80ce3..6d38238481d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/branch.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/branch.c
@@ -45,11 +45,24 @@ const char *branch_new_type_name(int new_type)
 		"FAULT_ALGN",
 		"FAULT_DATA",
 		"FAULT_INST",
+/*
+ * TODO: This switch should happen on 'session->header.env.arch'
+ * instead, because an arm64 platform perf recording could be
+ * opened for analysis on other platforms as well.
+ */
+#ifdef __aarch64__
+		"ARM64_FIQ",
+		"ARM64_DEBUG_HALT",
+		"ARM64_DEBUG_EXIT",
+		"ARM64_DEBUG_INST",
+		"ARM64_DEBUG_DATA"
+#else
 		"ARCH_1",
 		"ARCH_2",
 		"ARCH_3",
 		"ARCH_4",
 		"ARCH_5"
+#endif
 	};
 
 	if (new_type >= 0 && new_type < PERF_BR_NEW_MAX)