diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 3d3bceb9e830..c2c1e10f7b03 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
 		event->hw.config |= event->attr.config & X86_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
 
-	return 0;
+	return x86_setup_perfctr(event);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -543,12 +543,7 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	event->hw.last_cpu = -1;
 	event->hw.last_tag = ~0ULL;
 
-	/* Processor specifics */
-	err = x86_pmu.hw_config(event);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return x86_setup_perfctr(event);
+	return x86_pmu.hw_config(event);
 }
 
 static void x86_pmu_disable_all(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 15367cce66bd..9e002054cb5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int p4_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 		(p4_config_pack_escr(P4_ESCR_MASK_HT) |
 		 p4_config_pack_cccr(P4_CCCR_MASK_HT));
 
-	return 0;
+	return x86_setup_perfctr(event);
 }
 
 static inline void p4_pmu_clear_cccr_ovf(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)