diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index c9cb3be47cff..58adfee230de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static u64 find_callsite(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample)
 	}
 
 	al.thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid, sample->tid);
-	sample__resolve_callchain(sample, NULL, evsel, &al, 16);
+	sample__resolve_callchain(sample, &callchain_cursor, NULL, evsel, &al, 16);
 
 	callchain_cursor_commit(&callchain_cursor);
 	while (true) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 24b4bd0d7754..2b4ceaf058bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ int callchain_cursor_append(struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int sample__resolve_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample, struct symbol **parent,
+int sample__resolve_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
+			      struct callchain_cursor *cursor, struct symbol **parent,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct addr_location *al,
 			      int max_stack)
 {
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ int sample__resolve_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample, struct symbol **parent
 
 	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain || symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain ||
 	    sort__has_parent) {
-		return thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, evsel, sample,
+		return thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, cursor, evsel, sample,
 						 parent, al, max_stack);
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index d2a9e694810c..cae5a7b1f5c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ struct hist_entry;
 int record_parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 int record_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 
-int sample__resolve_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample, struct symbol **parent,
+int sample__resolve_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
+			      struct callchain_cursor *cursor, struct symbol **parent,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct addr_location *al,
 			      int max_stack);
 int hist_entry__append_callchain(struct hist_entry *he, struct perf_sample *sample);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 6e86598682be..38f464a4fa04 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -2349,6 +2349,7 @@ int perf_evsel__fprintf_callchain(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *
 				  FILE *fp)
 {
 	int printed = 0;
+	struct callchain_cursor cursor;
 	struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
 	int print_ip = print_opts & EVSEL__PRINT_IP;
 	int print_sym = print_opts & EVSEL__PRINT_SYM;
@@ -2362,14 +2363,14 @@ int perf_evsel__fprintf_callchain(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *
 	if (sample->callchain) {
 		struct addr_location node_al;
 
-		if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, evsel,
+		if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, &cursor, evsel,
 					      sample, NULL, NULL,
 					      stack_depth) != 0) {
 			if (verbose)
 				error("Failed to resolve callchain. Skipping\n");
 			return printed;
 		}
-		callchain_cursor_commit(&callchain_cursor);
+		callchain_cursor_commit(&cursor);
 
 		if (print_symoffset)
 			node_al = *al;
@@ -2377,7 +2378,7 @@ int perf_evsel__fprintf_callchain(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *
 		while (stack_depth) {
 			u64 addr = 0;
 
-			node = callchain_cursor_current(&callchain_cursor);
+			node = callchain_cursor_current(&cursor);
 			if (!node)
 				break;
 
@@ -2420,7 +2421,7 @@ int perf_evsel__fprintf_callchain(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *
 
 			stack_depth--;
 next:
-			callchain_cursor_advance(&callchain_cursor);
+			callchain_cursor_advance(&cursor);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 3d34c57dfbe2..991a351a8a41 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ int hist_entry_iter__add(struct hist_entry_iter *iter, struct addr_location *al,
 {
 	int err, err2;
 
-	err = sample__resolve_callchain(iter->sample, &iter->parent,
+	err = sample__resolve_callchain(iter->sample, &callchain_cursor, &iter->parent,
 					iter->evsel, al, max_stack_depth);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 80b9b6a87990..0c4dabc69932 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1599,6 +1599,7 @@ struct mem_info *sample__resolve_mem(struct perf_sample *sample,
 }
 
 static int add_callchain_ip(struct thread *thread,
+			    struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 			    struct symbol **parent,
 			    struct addr_location *root_al,
 			    u8 *cpumode,
@@ -1630,7 +1631,7 @@ static int add_callchain_ip(struct thread *thread,
 				 * It seems the callchain is corrupted.
 				 * Discard all.
 				 */
-				callchain_cursor_reset(&callchain_cursor);
+				callchain_cursor_reset(cursor);
 				return 1;
 			}
 			return 0;
@@ -1648,13 +1649,13 @@ static int add_callchain_ip(struct thread *thread,
 			/* Treat this symbol as the root,
 			   forgetting its callees. */
 			*root_al = al;
-			callchain_cursor_reset(&callchain_cursor);
+			callchain_cursor_reset(cursor);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (symbol_conf.hide_unresolved && al.sym == NULL)
 		return 0;
-	return callchain_cursor_append(&callchain_cursor, al.addr, al.map, al.sym);
+	return callchain_cursor_append(cursor, al.addr, al.map, al.sym);
 }
 
 struct branch_info *sample__resolve_bstack(struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -1724,6 +1725,7 @@ static int remove_loops(struct branch_entry *l, int nr)
  * negative error code on other errors.
  */
 static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
+					struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 					struct perf_sample *sample,
 					struct symbol **parent,
 					struct addr_location *root_al,
@@ -1778,7 +1780,7 @@ static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 					ip = lbr_stack->entries[0].to;
 			}
 
-			err = add_callchain_ip(thread, parent, root_al, &cpumode, ip);
+			err = add_callchain_ip(thread, cursor, parent, root_al, &cpumode, ip);
 			if (err)
 				return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
 		}
@@ -1789,6 +1791,7 @@ static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 }
 
 static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
+					    struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 					    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 					    struct perf_sample *sample,
 					    struct symbol **parent,
@@ -1803,10 +1806,10 @@ static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 	int skip_idx = -1;
 	int first_call = 0;
 
-	callchain_cursor_reset(&callchain_cursor);
+	callchain_cursor_reset(cursor);
 
 	if (has_branch_callstack(evsel)) {
-		err = resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(thread, sample, parent,
+		err = resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(thread, cursor, sample, parent,
 						   root_al, max_stack);
 		if (err)
 			return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
@@ -1863,10 +1866,10 @@ static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 		nr = remove_loops(be, nr);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
-			err = add_callchain_ip(thread, parent, root_al,
+			err = add_callchain_ip(thread, cursor, parent, root_al,
 					       NULL, be[i].to);
 			if (!err)
-				err = add_callchain_ip(thread, parent, root_al,
+				err = add_callchain_ip(thread, cursor, parent, root_al,
 						       NULL, be[i].from);
 			if (err == -EINVAL)
 				break;
@@ -1896,7 +1899,7 @@ check_calls:
 #endif
 		ip = chain->ips[j];
 
-		err = add_callchain_ip(thread, parent, root_al, &cpumode, ip);
+		err = add_callchain_ip(thread, cursor, parent, root_al, &cpumode, ip);
 
 		if (err)
 			return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
@@ -1916,13 +1919,14 @@ static int unwind_entry(struct unwind_entry *entry, void *arg)
 }
 
 int thread__resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
+			      struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			      struct perf_sample *sample,
 			      struct symbol **parent,
 			      struct addr_location *root_al,
 			      int max_stack)
 {
-	int ret = thread__resolve_callchain_sample(thread, evsel,
+	int ret = thread__resolve_callchain_sample(thread, cursor, evsel,
 						   sample, parent,
 						   root_al, max_stack);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1938,7 +1942,7 @@ int thread__resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
 	    (!sample->user_stack.size))
 		return 0;
 
-	return unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry, &callchain_cursor,
+	return unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry, cursor,
 				   thread, sample, max_stack);
 
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 8499db281158..382873bdc563 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ struct branch_info *sample__resolve_bstack(struct perf_sample *sample,
 					   struct addr_location *al);
 struct mem_info *sample__resolve_mem(struct perf_sample *sample,
 				     struct addr_location *al);
+
+struct callchain_cursor;
+
 int thread__resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
+			      struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			      struct perf_sample *sample,
 			      struct symbol **parent,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index 35ed00a600fb..ae1cebc307c5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static SV *perl_process_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	if (!symbol_conf.use_callchain || !sample->callchain)
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, evsel,
+	if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, &callchain_cursor, evsel,
 				      sample, NULL, NULL,
 				      PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) != 0) {
 		pr_err("Failed to resolve callchain. Skipping\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index fbd05242b4e5..525eb49e7ba6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static PyObject *python_process_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	if (!symbol_conf.use_callchain || !sample->callchain)
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, evsel,
+	if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, &callchain_cursor, evsel,
 				      sample, NULL, NULL,
 				      scripting_max_stack) != 0) {
 		pr_err("Failed to resolve callchain. Skipping\n");