diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
index 4e40402a4f81ca..478078fb0f2217 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ static int sample_ustack(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	stack_size = stack_size > STACK_SIZE ? STACK_SIZE : stack_size;
 
 	memcpy(buf, (void *) sp, stack_size);
+#ifdef MEMORY_SANITIZER
+	/*
+	 * Copying the stack may copy msan poison, avoid false positives in the
+	 * unwinder by removing the poison here.
+	 */
+	__msan_unpoison(buf, stack_size);
+#endif
 	stack->data = (char *) buf;
 	stack->size = stack_size;
 	return 0;