diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
index be42c4f66a40..f64a6bfebcec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ static void armv6pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= armv6pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= armv6_map_event;
 	cpu_pmu->num_events	= 3;
-	cpu_pmu->max_period	= (1LLU << 32) - 1;
 }
 
 static int armv6_1136_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
@@ -546,7 +545,6 @@ static int armv6mpcore_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= armv6pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= armv6mpcore_map_event;
 	cpu_pmu->num_events	= 3;
-	cpu_pmu->max_period	= (1LLU << 32) - 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 5a5116794440..2cf1ca2925c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,6 @@ static void armv7pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->start		= armv7pmu_start;
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= armv7pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->reset		= armv7pmu_reset;
-	cpu_pmu->max_period	= (1LLU << 32) - 1;
 };
 
 static void armv7_read_num_pmnc_events(void *info)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
index 88d1a76f5367..c4f029458b52 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ static int xscale1pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= xscale1pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= xscale_map_event;
 	cpu_pmu->num_events	= 3;
-	cpu_pmu->max_period	= (1LLU << 32) - 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -743,7 +742,6 @@ static int xscale2pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= xscale2pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= xscale_map_event;
 	cpu_pmu->num_events	= 5;
-	cpu_pmu->max_period	= (1LLU << 32) - 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 33147aacdafd..678ecffd3724 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -960,7 +960,6 @@ static int armv8_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->start			= armv8pmu_start,
 	cpu_pmu->stop			= armv8pmu_stop,
 	cpu_pmu->reset			= armv8pmu_reset,
-	cpu_pmu->max_period		= (1LLU << 32) - 1,
 	cpu_pmu->set_event_filter	= armv8pmu_set_event_filter;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index a6347d487635..6ddc00da5373 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct arm_pmu *, cpu_armpmu);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, cpu_irq);
 
+static inline u64 arm_pmu_max_period(void)
+{
+	return (1ULL << 32) - 1;
+}
+
 static int
 armpmu_map_cache_event(const unsigned (*cache_map)
 				      [PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
@@ -114,8 +119,10 @@ int armpmu_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	s64 left = local64_read(&hwc->period_left);
 	s64 period = hwc->sample_period;
+	u64 max_period;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	max_period = arm_pmu_max_period();
 	if (unlikely(left <= -period)) {
 		left = period;
 		local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
@@ -136,8 +143,8 @@ int armpmu_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * effect we are reducing max_period to account for
 	 * interrupt latency (and we are being very conservative).
 	 */
-	if (left > (armpmu->max_period >> 1))
-		left = armpmu->max_period >> 1;
+	if (left > (max_period >> 1))
+		left = (max_period >> 1);
 
 	local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (u64)-left);
 
@@ -153,6 +160,7 @@ u64 armpmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	u64 delta, prev_raw_count, new_raw_count;
+	u64 max_period = arm_pmu_max_period();
 
 again:
 	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ u64 armpmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 			     new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
 		goto again;
 
-	delta = (new_raw_count - prev_raw_count) & armpmu->max_period;
+	delta = (new_raw_count - prev_raw_count) & max_period;
 
 	local64_add(delta, &event->count);
 	local64_sub(delta, &hwc->period_left);
@@ -402,7 +410,7 @@ __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		 * is far less likely to overtake the previous one unless
 		 * you have some serious IRQ latency issues.
 		 */
-		hwc->sample_period  = armpmu->max_period >> 1;
+		hwc->sample_period  = arm_pmu_max_period() >> 1;
 		hwc->last_period    = hwc->sample_period;
 		local64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
index ad5444491975..12c30a22fc8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ struct arm_pmu {
 	void		(*reset)(void *);
 	int		(*map_event)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		num_events;
-	u64		max_period;
 	bool		secure_access; /* 32-bit ARM only */
 #define ARMV8_PMUV3_MAX_COMMON_EVENTS 0x40
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(pmceid_bitmap, ARMV8_PMUV3_MAX_COMMON_EVENTS);