diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/cascadelakex/clx-metrics.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/cascadelakex/clx-metrics.json
index f94653229dd4..a728c6e5119b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/cascadelakex/clx-metrics.json
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/cascadelakex/clx-metrics.json
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
         "BriefDescription": "Utilization of the core's Page Walker(s) serving STLB misses triggered by instruction/Load/Store accesses",
         "MetricExpr": "( ITLB_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + DTLB_LOAD_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + DTLB_STORE_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + EPT.WALK_PENDING ) / ( 2 * cycles )",
         "MetricGroup": "TLB",
-        "MetricName": "Page_Walks_Utilization"
+        "MetricName": "Page_Walks_Utilization",
+        "MetricConstraint": "NO_NMI_WATCHDOG"
     },
     {
         "BriefDescription": "Utilization of the core's Page Walker(s) serving STLB misses triggered by instruction/Load/Store accesses",
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylake/skl-metrics.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylake/skl-metrics.json
index e7feb60f9fa9..f97e8316ad2f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylake/skl-metrics.json
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylake/skl-metrics.json
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
         "BriefDescription": "Utilization of the core's Page Walker(s) serving STLB misses triggered by instruction/Load/Store accesses",
         "MetricExpr": "( ITLB_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + DTLB_LOAD_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + DTLB_STORE_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + EPT.WALK_PENDING ) / ( 2 * cycles )",
         "MetricGroup": "TLB",
-        "MetricName": "Page_Walks_Utilization"
+        "MetricName": "Page_Walks_Utilization",
+        "MetricConstraint": "NO_NMI_WATCHDOG"
     },
     {
         "BriefDescription": "Utilization of the core's Page Walker(s) serving STLB misses triggered by instruction/Load/Store accesses",
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylakex/skx-metrics.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylakex/skx-metrics.json
index 21d7a0c2c2e8..35f5db1786f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylakex/skx-metrics.json
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/skylakex/skx-metrics.json
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
         "BriefDescription": "Utilization of the core's Page Walker(s) serving STLB misses triggered by instruction/Load/Store accesses",
         "MetricExpr": "( ITLB_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + DTLB_LOAD_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + DTLB_STORE_MISSES.WALK_PENDING + EPT.WALK_PENDING ) / ( 2 * cycles )",
         "MetricGroup": "TLB",
-        "MetricName": "Page_Walks_Utilization"
+        "MetricName": "Page_Walks_Utilization",
+        "MetricConstraint": "NO_NMI_WATCHDOG"
     },
     {
         "BriefDescription": "Utilization of the core's Page Walker(s) serving STLB misses triggered by instruction/Load/Store accesses",