diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 81a2eb77ba7f..05d815851be1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -2068,6 +2068,15 @@ int intel_pt_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_queues;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Since this thread will not be kept in any rbtree not in a
+	 * list, initialize its list node so that at thread__put() the
+	 * current thread lifetime assuption is kept and we don't segfault
+	 * at list_del_init().
+	 */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pt->unknown_thread->node);
+
 	err = thread__set_comm(pt->unknown_thread, "unknown", 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_delete_thread;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 4f7b0efdde2f..813d9b272c81 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ static void tracepoint_error(struct parse_events_error *e, int err,
 {
 	char help[BUFSIZ];
 
+	if (!e)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * We get error directly from syscall errno ( > 0),
 	 * or from encoded pointer's error ( < 0).
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 2be10fb27172..4ce5c5e18f48 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -686,8 +686,9 @@ static int call_probe_finder(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 		pf->fb_ops = NULL;
 #if _ELFUTILS_PREREQ(0, 142)
 	} else if (nops == 1 && pf->fb_ops[0].atom == DW_OP_call_frame_cfa &&
-		   pf->cfi != NULL) {
-		if (dwarf_cfi_addrframe(pf->cfi, pf->addr, &frame) != 0 ||
+		   (pf->cfi_eh != NULL || pf->cfi_dbg != NULL)) {
+		if ((dwarf_cfi_addrframe(pf->cfi_eh, pf->addr, &frame) != 0 &&
+		     (dwarf_cfi_addrframe(pf->cfi_dbg, pf->addr, &frame) != 0)) ||
 		    dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &pf->fb_ops, &nops) != 0) {
 			pr_warning("Failed to get call frame on 0x%jx\n",
 				   (uintmax_t)pf->addr);
@@ -1015,8 +1016,7 @@ static int pubname_search_cb(Dwarf *dbg, Dwarf_Global *gl, void *data)
 	return DWARF_CB_OK;
 }
 
-/* Find probe points from debuginfo */
-static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *dbg,
+static int debuginfo__find_probe_location(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				  struct probe_finder *pf)
 {
 	struct perf_probe_point *pp = &pf->pev->point;
@@ -1025,27 +1025,6 @@ static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 	Dwarf_Die *diep;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-#if _ELFUTILS_PREREQ(0, 142)
-	Elf *elf;
-	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
-	GElf_Shdr shdr;
-
-	/* Get the call frame information from this dwarf */
-	elf = dwarf_getelf(dbg->dbg);
-	if (elf == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, ".eh_frame", NULL) &&
-	    shdr.sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS) {
-		pf->cfi = dwarf_getcfi_elf(elf);
-	} else {
-		pf->cfi = dwarf_getcfi(dbg->dbg);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	off = 0;
 	pf->lcache = intlist__new(NULL);
 	if (!pf->lcache)
@@ -1108,6 +1087,39 @@ found:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Find probe points from debuginfo */
+static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *dbg,
+				  struct probe_finder *pf)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+#if _ELFUTILS_PREREQ(0, 142)
+	Elf *elf;
+	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
+	GElf_Shdr shdr;
+
+	if (pf->cfi_eh || pf->cfi_dbg)
+		return debuginfo__find_probe_location(dbg, pf);
+
+	/* Get the call frame information from this dwarf */
+	elf = dwarf_getelf(dbg->dbg);
+	if (elf == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, ".eh_frame", NULL) &&
+	    shdr.sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS)
+		pf->cfi_eh = dwarf_getcfi_elf(elf);
+
+	pf->cfi_dbg = dwarf_getcfi(dbg->dbg);
+#endif
+
+	ret = debuginfo__find_probe_location(dbg, pf);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 struct local_vars_finder {
 	struct probe_finder *pf;
 	struct perf_probe_arg *args;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
index bed82716e1b4..0aec7704e395 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ struct probe_finder {
 
 	/* For variable searching */
 #if _ELFUTILS_PREREQ(0, 142)
-	Dwarf_CFI		*cfi;		/* Call Frame Information */
+	/* Call Frame Information from .eh_frame */
+	Dwarf_CFI		*cfi_eh;
+	/* Call Frame Information from .debug_frame */
+	Dwarf_CFI		*cfi_dbg;
 #endif
 	Dwarf_Op		*fb_ops;	/* Frame base attribute */
 	struct perf_probe_arg	*pvar;		/* Current target variable */