diff --git a/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.c b/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.c
index 64d13255697..35a3459ec8d 100644
--- a/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.c
+++ b/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.c
@@ -788,6 +788,19 @@ intel_perf_load_configuration(struct intel_perf_config *perf_cfg, int fd, const
    }
 }
 
+uint64_t
+intel_perf_get_configuration_id(struct intel_perf_config *perf_cfg, const char *guid)
+{
+   char path[512];
+   uint64_t val;
+
+   snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "metrics/%s/id", guid);
+   if (read_sysfs_drm_device_file_uint64(perf_cfg, path, &val))
+      return val;
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
 uint64_t
 intel_perf_store_configuration(struct intel_perf_config *perf_cfg, int fd,
                                const struct intel_perf_registers *config,
diff --git a/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.h b/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.h
index 6ef032783d1..bb2b1415f96 100644
--- a/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.h
+++ b/src/intel/perf/intel_perf.h
@@ -572,6 +572,11 @@ bool intel_perf_load_metric_id(struct intel_perf_config *perf_cfg,
 struct intel_perf_registers *intel_perf_load_configuration(struct intel_perf_config *perf_cfg,
                                                            int fd, const char *guid);
 
+/** Load a configuration's id from KMD using a guid.
+ */
+uint64_t
+intel_perf_get_configuration_id(struct intel_perf_config *perf_cfg, const char *guid);
+
 /** Store a configuration into i915 using guid and return a new metric id.
  *
  * If guid is NULL, then a generated one will be provided by hashing the
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_perf.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_perf.c
index 156323aba6d..925861c661a 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_perf.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_perf.c
@@ -221,18 +221,8 @@ VkResult anv_AcquirePerformanceConfigurationINTEL(
       return vk_error(device, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
 
    if (!INTEL_DEBUG(DEBUG_NO_OACONFIG)) {
-      struct intel_perf_registers *metric_config =
-         intel_perf_load_configuration(device->physical->perf, device->fd,
-                                     INTEL_PERF_QUERY_GUID_MDAPI);
-      if (!metric_config) {
-         vk_object_free(&device->vk, NULL, config);
-         return VK_INCOMPLETE;
-      }
-
-      config->config_id =
-         intel_perf_store_configuration(device->physical->perf, device->fd,
-                                        metric_config, NULL /* guid */);
-      ralloc_free(metric_config);
+      config->config_id = intel_perf_get_configuration_id(device->physical->perf,
+                                                          INTEL_PERF_QUERY_GUID_MDAPI);
       if (config->config_id == 0) {
          vk_object_free(&device->vk, NULL, config);
          return VK_INCOMPLETE;
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_perf.c b/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_perf.c
index ca43022a8b4..0d35fa68266 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_perf.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_perf.c
@@ -180,18 +180,8 @@ VkResult anv_AcquirePerformanceConfigurationINTEL(
       return vk_error(device, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
 
    if (!INTEL_DEBUG(DEBUG_NO_OACONFIG)) {
-      struct intel_perf_registers *metric_config =
-         intel_perf_load_configuration(device->physical->perf, device->fd,
-                                     INTEL_PERF_QUERY_GUID_MDAPI);
-      if (!metric_config) {
-         vk_object_free(&device->vk, NULL, config);
-         return VK_INCOMPLETE;
-      }
-
-      config->config_id =
-         intel_perf_store_configuration(device->physical->perf, device->fd,
-                                        metric_config, NULL /* guid */);
-      ralloc_free(metric_config);
+      config->config_id = intel_perf_get_configuration_id(device->physical->perf,
+                                                          INTEL_PERF_QUERY_GUID_MDAPI);
       if (config->config_id == 0) {
          vk_object_free(&device->vk, NULL, config);
          return VK_INCOMPLETE;