diff --git a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c
index cf8bd123cf73..aed170bd4384 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <asm/bug.h>
 
 struct namespaces *namespaces__new(struct namespaces_event *event)
 {
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ void nsinfo__mountns_enter(struct nsinfo *nsi,
 	char curpath[PATH_MAX];
 	int oldns = -1;
 	int newns = -1;
+	char *oldcwd = NULL;
 
 	if (nc == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -199,9 +201,13 @@ void nsinfo__mountns_enter(struct nsinfo *nsi,
 	if (snprintf(curpath, PATH_MAX, "/proc/self/ns/mnt") >= PATH_MAX)
 		return;
 
+	oldcwd = get_current_dir_name();
+	if (!oldcwd)
+		return;
+
 	oldns = open(curpath, O_RDONLY);
 	if (oldns < 0)
-		return;
+		goto errout;
 
 	newns = open(nsi->mntns_path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (newns < 0)
@@ -210,11 +216,13 @@ void nsinfo__mountns_enter(struct nsinfo *nsi,
 	if (setns(newns, CLONE_NEWNS) < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
+	nc->oldcwd = oldcwd;
 	nc->oldns = oldns;
 	nc->newns = newns;
 	return;
 
 errout:
+	free(oldcwd);
 	if (oldns > -1)
 		close(oldns);
 	if (newns > -1)
@@ -223,11 +231,16 @@ errout:
 
 void nsinfo__mountns_exit(struct nscookie *nc)
 {
-	if (nc == NULL || nc->oldns == -1 || nc->newns == -1)
+	if (nc == NULL || nc->oldns == -1 || nc->newns == -1 || !nc->oldcwd)
 		return;
 
 	setns(nc->oldns, CLONE_NEWNS);
 
+	if (nc->oldcwd) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(chdir(nc->oldcwd));
+		zfree(&nc->oldcwd);
+	}
+
 	if (nc->oldns > -1) {
 		close(nc->oldns);
 		nc->oldns = -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
index cae1a9a39722..d5f46c09ea31 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct nsinfo {
 struct nscookie {
 	int			oldns;
 	int			newns;
+	char			*oldcwd;
 };
 
 int nsinfo__init(struct nsinfo *nsi);