diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index adc94dd..26b67b1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -500,6 +500,34 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+perf_evsel__config_callgraph(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			     struct record_opts *opts)
+{
+	bool function = perf_evsel__is_function_event(evsel);
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
+
+	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CALLCHAIN);
+
+	if (opts->call_graph == CALLCHAIN_DWARF) {
+		if (!function) {
+			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
+			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, STACK_USER);
+			attr->sample_regs_user = PERF_REGS_MASK;
+			attr->sample_stack_user = opts->stack_dump_size;
+			attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
+		} else {
+			pr_info("Cannot use DWARF unwind for function trace event,"
+				" falling back to framepointers.\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (function) {
+		pr_info("Disabling user space callchains for function trace event.\n");
+		attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * The enable_on_exec/disabled value strategy:
  *
@@ -595,17 +623,8 @@
 		attr->mmap_data = track;
 	}
 
-	if (opts->call_graph_enabled) {
-		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CALLCHAIN);
-
-		if (opts->call_graph == CALLCHAIN_DWARF) {
-			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
-			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, STACK_USER);
-			attr->sample_regs_user = PERF_REGS_MASK;
-			attr->sample_stack_user = opts->stack_dump_size;
-			attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
-		}
-	}
+	if (opts->call_graph_enabled)
+		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel, opts);
 
 	if (target__has_cpu(&opts->target))
 		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CPU);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index f1b3256..0c9926c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -315,6 +315,24 @@
 	return perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel) && evsel->nr_members > 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * perf_evsel__is_function_event - Return whether given evsel is a function
+ * trace event
+ *
+ * @evsel - evsel selector to be tested
+ *
+ * Return %true if event is function trace event
+ */
+static inline bool perf_evsel__is_function_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+#define FUNCTION_EVENT "ftrace:function"
+
+	return evsel->name &&
+	       !strncmp(FUNCTION_EVENT, evsel->name, sizeof(FUNCTION_EVENT));
+
+#undef FUNCTION_EVENT
+}
+
 struct perf_attr_details {
 	bool freq;
 	bool verbose;