diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index a2ff1bd..bae697c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -1300,6 +1300,9 @@
 
 	write_mmcr0(cpuhw, mmcr0);
 
+	if (ppmu->flags & PPMU_ARCH_207S)
+		mtspr(SPRN_MMCR2, 0);
+
 	/*
 	 * Enable instruction sampling if necessary
 	 */