diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 607bf565a90c..707b2a96e516 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3339,7 +3339,8 @@ static void intel_pmu_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 
 	cpuc->lbr_sel = NULL;
 
-	flip_smm_bit(&x86_pmu.attr_freeze_on_smi);
+	if (x86_pmu.version > 1)
+		flip_smm_bit(&x86_pmu.attr_freeze_on_smi);
 
 	if (!cpuc->shared_regs)
 		return;
@@ -3502,6 +3503,8 @@ static __initconst const struct x86_pmu core_pmu = {
 	.cpu_dying		= intel_pmu_cpu_dying,
 };
 
+static struct attribute *intel_pmu_attrs[];
+
 static __initconst const struct x86_pmu intel_pmu = {
 	.name			= "Intel",
 	.handle_irq		= intel_pmu_handle_irq,
@@ -3533,6 +3536,8 @@ static __initconst const struct x86_pmu intel_pmu = {
 	.format_attrs		= intel_arch3_formats_attr,
 	.events_sysfs_show	= intel_event_sysfs_show,
 
+	.attrs			= intel_pmu_attrs,
+
 	.cpu_prepare		= intel_pmu_cpu_prepare,
 	.cpu_starting		= intel_pmu_cpu_starting,
 	.cpu_dying		= intel_pmu_cpu_dying,
@@ -3911,8 +3916,6 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 
 	x86_pmu.max_pebs_events		= min_t(unsigned, MAX_PEBS_EVENTS, x86_pmu.num_counters);
 
-
-	x86_pmu.attrs			= intel_pmu_attrs;
 	/*
 	 * Quirk: v2 perfmon does not report fixed-purpose events, so
 	 * assume at least 3 events, when not running in a hypervisor: