diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 4007857..41ecdd6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int perf_top__parse_source(struct perf_top *top, struct hist_entry *he)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, 0);
+	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, 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 4c18271..214a14a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 		  (nr_pcnt - 1);
 	}
 
-	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, sizeof_bdl);
+	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, sizeof_bdl,
+				  perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel));
 	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 42d3199..c127aba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/annotate.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int symbol__gtk_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	if (map->dso->annotate_warned)
 		return -1;
 
-	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, 0);
+	err = symbol__disassemble(sym, map, 0, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel));
 	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 aeb5a44..816aa2c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#include "../arch/common.h"
 
 const char 	*disassembler_style;
 const char	*objdump_path;
 static regex_t	 file_lineno;
+static char	*norm_arch;
 
 static struct ins *ins__find(const char *name);
 static int disasm_line__parse(char *line, char **namep, char **rawp);
@@ -66,10 +69,8 @@ static int call__parse(struct ins_operands *ops, struct map *map)
 
 	name++;
 
-#ifdef __arm__
-	if (strchr(name, '+'))
+	if (!strcmp(norm_arch, "arm") && strchr(name, '+'))
 		return -1;
-#endif
 
 	tok = strchr(name, '>');
 	if (tok == NULL)
@@ -252,16 +253,12 @@ static int mov__parse(struct ins_operands *ops, struct map *map __maybe_unused)
 		return -1;
 
 	target = ++s;
-#ifdef __arm__
+
 	comment = strchr(s, ';');
-#else
-	comment = strchr(s, '#');
-#endif
+	if (comment == NULL)
+		comment = strchr(s, '#');
 
-	if (comment != NULL)
-		s = comment - 1;
-	else
-		s = strchr(s, '\0') - 1;
+	s = (comment != NULL) ? comment - 1 : strchr(s, '\0') - 1;
 
 	while (s > target && isspace(s[0]))
 		--s;
@@ -364,14 +361,92 @@ bool ins__is_ret(const struct ins *ins)
 	return ins->ops == &ret_ops;
 }
 
-static struct ins instructions[] = {
+static struct ins instructions_x86[] = {
 	{ .name = "add",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "addl",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "addq",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "addw",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "and",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
-#ifdef __arm__
-	{ .name = "b",     .ops  = &jump_ops, }, // might also be a call
+	{ .name = "bts",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "call",  .ops  = &call_ops, },
+	{ .name = "callq", .ops  = &call_ops, },
+	{ .name = "cmp",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "cmpb",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "cmpl",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "cmpq",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "cmpw",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "cmpxch", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "dec",   .ops  = &dec_ops, },
+	{ .name = "decl",  .ops  = &dec_ops, },
+	{ .name = "imul",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "inc",   .ops  = &dec_ops, },
+	{ .name = "incl",  .ops  = &dec_ops, },
+	{ .name = "ja",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jae",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jb",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jbe",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jc",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jcxz",  .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "je",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jecxz", .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jg",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jge",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jl",    .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jle",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jmp",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jmpq",  .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jna",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnae",  .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnb",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnbe",  .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnc",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jne",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jng",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnge",  .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnl",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnle",  .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jno",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnp",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jns",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jnz",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jo",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jp",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jpe",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jpo",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jrcxz", .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "js",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "jz",	   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "lea",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "lock",  .ops  = &lock_ops, },
+	{ .name = "mov",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movb",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movdqa", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movl",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movq",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movslq", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movzbl", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "movzwl", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "nop",   .ops  = &nop_ops, },
+	{ .name = "nopl",  .ops  = &nop_ops, },
+	{ .name = "nopw",  .ops  = &nop_ops, },
+	{ .name = "or",    .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "orl",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "test",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "testb", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "testl", .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "xadd",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "xbeginl", .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "xbeginq", .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "retq",  .ops  = &ret_ops, },
+};
+
+static struct ins instructions_arm[] = {
+	{ .name = "add",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "addl",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "addq",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "addw",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "and",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
+	{ .name = "b",     .ops  = &jump_ops, }, /* might also be a call */
 	{ .name = "bcc",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
 	{ .name = "bcs",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
 	{ .name = "beq",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
@@ -383,7 +458,6 @@ static struct ins instructions[] = {
 	{ .name = "blt",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
 	{ .name = "blx",   .ops  = &call_ops, },
 	{ .name = "bne",   .ops  = &jump_ops, },
-#endif
 	{ .name = "bts",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "call",  .ops  = &call_ops, },
 	{ .name = "callq", .ops  = &call_ops, },
@@ -472,24 +546,48 @@ static int ins__cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return strcmp(ia->name, ib->name);
 }
 
-static void ins__sort(void)
+static void ins__sort(struct ins *instructions, int nmemb)
 {
-	const int nmemb = ARRAY_SIZE(instructions);
-
 	qsort(instructions, nmemb, sizeof(struct ins), ins__cmp);
 }
 
+static const char *annotate__norm_arch(char *arch)
+{
+	struct utsname uts;
+
+	if (!arch) { /* Assume we are annotating locally. */
+		if (uname(&uts) < 0)
+			return NULL;
+		arch = uts.machine;
+	}
+	return normalize_arch(arch);
+}
+
 static struct ins *ins__find(const char *name)
 {
-	const int nmemb = ARRAY_SIZE(instructions);
 	static bool sorted;
+	struct ins *instructions;
+	int nmemb;
 
 	if (!sorted) {
-		ins__sort();
+		ins__sort(instructions_x86, ARRAY_SIZE(instructions_x86));
+		ins__sort(instructions_arm, ARRAY_SIZE(instructions_arm));
 		sorted = true;
 	}
 
-	return bsearch(name, instructions, nmemb, sizeof(struct ins), ins__key_cmp);
+	if (!strcmp(norm_arch, "x86")) {
+		instructions = instructions_x86;
+		nmemb = ARRAY_SIZE(instructions_x86);
+	} else if (!strcmp(norm_arch, "arm")) {
+		instructions = instructions_arm;
+		nmemb = ARRAY_SIZE(instructions_arm);
+	} else {
+		pr_err("perf annotate not supported by %s arch\n", norm_arch);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return bsearch(name, instructions, nmemb, sizeof(struct ins),
+			ins__key_cmp);
 }
 
 int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym)
@@ -1280,7 +1378,8 @@ fallback:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize)
+int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize,
+			char *arch)
 {
 	struct dso *dso = map->dso;
 	char command[PATH_MAX * 2];
@@ -1297,6 +1396,12 @@ int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	norm_arch = (char *) annotate__norm_arch(arch);
+	if (!norm_arch) {
+		pr_err("Can not annotate. Could not determine architecture.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	pr_debug("%s: filename=%s, sym=%s, start=%#" PRIx64 ", end=%#" PRIx64 "\n", __func__,
 		 symfs_filename, sym->name, map->unmap_ip(map, sym->start),
 		 map->unmap_ip(map, sym->end));
@@ -1793,7 +1898,7 @@ int symbol__tty_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	struct rb_root source_line = RB_ROOT;
 	u64 len;
 
-	if (symbol__disassemble(sym, map, 0) < 0)
+	if (symbol__disassemble(sym, map, 0, perf_evsel__env_arch(evsel)) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	len = symbol__size(sym);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index 5bbcec1..4400269 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ 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, size_t privsize);
+int symbol__disassemble(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize,
+			char *arch);
 
 enum symbol_disassemble_errno {
 	SYMBOL_ANNOTATE_ERRNO__SUCCESS		= 0,
