diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index e5d1e8b882a9..47be7a44a5f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "dso.h"
 #include "env.h"
+#include "dwarf-regs.h"
 #include "event.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "hist.h"
@@ -1627,10 +1628,24 @@ static bool machine__uses_kcore(struct machine *machine)
 	return dsos__for_each_dso(&machine->dsos, machine__uses_kcore_cb, NULL) != 0 ? true : false;
 }
 
+static bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, uint16_t e_machine)
+{
+	if (!machine)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!machine->env) {
+		if (machine__is_host(machine))
+			return e_machine == EM_HOST;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return perf_env__e_machine(machine->env, NULL) == e_machine;
+}
+
 static bool perf_event__is_extra_kernel_mmap(struct machine *machine,
 					     struct extra_kernel_map *xm)
 {
-	return machine__is(machine, "x86_64") &&
+	return machine__is(machine, EM_X86_64) &&
 	       is_entry_trampoline(xm->name);
 }
 
@@ -2786,7 +2801,7 @@ static int find_prev_cpumode(struct ip_callchain *chain, struct thread *thread,
 static u64 get_leaf_frame_caller(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		struct thread *thread, int usr_idx)
 {
-	if (machine__normalized_is(maps__machine(thread__maps(thread)), "arm64"))
+	if (thread__e_machine(thread, /*machine=*/NULL, /*e_flags=*/NULL) == EM_AARCH64)
 		return get_leaf_frame_caller_aarch64(sample, thread, usr_idx);
 	else
 		return 0;
@@ -3157,20 +3172,6 @@ int machine__set_current_tid(struct machine *machine, int cpu, pid_t pid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Compares the raw arch string. N.B. see instead perf_env__arch() or
- * machine__normalized_is() if a normalized arch is needed.
- */
-bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch)
-{
-	return machine && !strcmp(perf_env__raw_arch(machine->env), arch);
-}
-
-bool machine__normalized_is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch)
-{
-	return machine && !strcmp(perf_env__arch(machine->env), arch);
-}
-
 int machine__nr_cpus_avail(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	return machine ? perf_env__nr_cpus_avail(machine->env) : 0;
@@ -3197,7 +3198,7 @@ int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine)
 		 * start of kernel text, but still above 2^63. So leave
 		 * kernel_start = 1ULL << 63 for x86_64.
 		 */
-		if (!err && !machine__is(machine, "x86_64"))
+		if (!err && !machine__is(machine, EM_X86_64))
 			machine->kernel_start = map__start(map);
 	}
 	return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 048b24e9bd38..aaddfb70ea66 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ static inline bool machine__is_host(struct machine *machine)
 }
 
 bool machine__is_lock_function(struct machine *machine, u64 addr);
-bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch);
-bool machine__normalized_is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch);
 int machine__nr_cpus_avail(struct machine *machine);
 
 struct thread *machine__findnew_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid, pid_t tid);