diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
index 44c49acd6bff..e917985bbbe6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ struct cs_etm_decoder {
 static u32
 cs_etm_decoder__mem_access(const void *context,
 			   const ocsd_vaddr_t address,
-			   const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space __maybe_unused,
+			   const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space,
 			   const u8 trace_chan_id,
 			   const u32 req_size,
 			   u8 *buffer)
 {
 	struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder = (struct cs_etm_decoder *) context;
 
-	return decoder->mem_access(decoder->data, trace_chan_id,
-				   address, req_size, buffer);
+	return decoder->mem_access(decoder->data, trace_chan_id, address,
+				   req_size, buffer, mem_space);
 }
 
 int cs_etm_decoder__add_mem_access_cb(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h
index 21d403f55d96..272c2efe78ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define INCLUDE__CS_ETM_DECODER_H__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <opencsd/ocsd_if_types.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 struct cs_etm_decoder;
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ struct cs_etm_packet_queue;
 
 struct cs_etm_queue;
 
-typedef u32 (*cs_etm_mem_cb_type)(struct cs_etm_queue *, u8, u64, size_t, u8 *);
+typedef u32 (*cs_etm_mem_cb_type)(struct cs_etm_queue *, u8, u64, size_t, u8 *,
+				  const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t);
 
 struct cs_etmv3_trace_params {
 	u32 reg_ctrl;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index 211e8b200f11..1419b40dfbe8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -951,7 +951,8 @@ static u8 cs_etm__cpu_mode(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u64 address,
 }
 
 static u32 cs_etm__mem_access(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
-			      u64 address, size_t size, u8 *buffer)
+			      u64 address, size_t size, u8 *buffer,
+			      const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space)
 {
 	u8  cpumode;
 	u64 offset;
@@ -969,6 +970,24 @@ static u32 cs_etm__mem_access(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
 	if (!tidq)
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * We've already tracked EL along side the PID in cs_etm__set_thread()
+	 * so double check that it matches what OpenCSD thinks as well. It
+	 * doesn't distinguish between EL0 and EL1 for this mem access callback
+	 * so we had to do the extra tracking. Skip validation if it's any of
+	 * the 'any' values.
+	 */
+	if (!(mem_space == OCSD_MEM_SPACE_ANY ||
+	      mem_space == OCSD_MEM_SPACE_N || mem_space == OCSD_MEM_SPACE_S)) {
+		if (mem_space & OCSD_MEM_SPACE_EL1N) {
+			/* Includes both non secure EL1 and EL0 */
+			assert(tidq->el == ocsd_EL1 || tidq->el == ocsd_EL0);
+		} else if (mem_space & OCSD_MEM_SPACE_EL2)
+			assert(tidq->el == ocsd_EL2);
+		else if (mem_space & OCSD_MEM_SPACE_EL3)
+			assert(tidq->el == ocsd_EL3);
+	}
+
 	cpumode = cs_etm__cpu_mode(etmq, address, tidq->el);
 
 	if (!thread__find_map(tidq->thread, cpumode, address, &al))
@@ -1219,8 +1238,8 @@ static inline int cs_etm__t32_instr_size(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
 {
 	u8 instrBytes[2];
 
-	cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr,
-			   ARRAY_SIZE(instrBytes), instrBytes);
+	cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr, ARRAY_SIZE(instrBytes),
+			   instrBytes, 0);
 	/*
 	 * T32 instruction size is indicated by bits[15:11] of the first
 	 * 16-bit word of the instruction: 0b11101, 0b11110 and 0b11111
@@ -1411,8 +1430,8 @@ static void cs_etm__copy_insn(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
 	else
 		sample->insn_len = 4;
 
-	cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, sample->ip,
-			   sample->insn_len, (void *)sample->insn);
+	cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, sample->ip, sample->insn_len,
+			   (void *)sample->insn, 0);
 }
 
 u64 cs_etm__convert_sample_time(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u64 cs_timestamp)
@@ -1965,8 +1984,8 @@ static bool cs_etm__is_svc_instr(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
 		 * so below only read 2 bytes as instruction size for T32.
 		 */
 		addr = end_addr - 2;
-		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr,
-				   sizeof(instr16), (u8 *)&instr16);
+		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr, sizeof(instr16),
+				   (u8 *)&instr16, 0);
 		if ((instr16 & 0xFF00) == 0xDF00)
 			return true;
 
@@ -1981,8 +2000,8 @@ static bool cs_etm__is_svc_instr(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
 		 * +---------+---------+-------------------------+
 		 */
 		addr = end_addr - 4;
-		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr,
-				   sizeof(instr32), (u8 *)&instr32);
+		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr, sizeof(instr32),
+				   (u8 *)&instr32, 0);
 		if ((instr32 & 0x0F000000) == 0x0F000000 &&
 		    (instr32 & 0xF0000000) != 0xF0000000)
 			return true;
@@ -1998,8 +2017,8 @@ static bool cs_etm__is_svc_instr(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
 		 * +-----------------------+---------+-----------+
 		 */
 		addr = end_addr - 4;
-		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr,
-				   sizeof(instr32), (u8 *)&instr32);
+		cs_etm__mem_access(etmq, trace_chan_id, addr, sizeof(instr32),
+				   (u8 *)&instr32, 0);
 		if ((instr32 & 0xFFE0001F) == 0xd4000001)
 			return true;