diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 8e38d52..e213f8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -966,6 +966,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int armv8pmu_filter_match(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	unsigned long evtype = event->hw.config_base & ARMV8_PMU_EVTYPE_EVENT;
+	return evtype != ARMV8_PMUV3_PERFCTR_CHAIN;
+}
+
 static void armv8pmu_reset(void *info)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = (struct arm_pmu *)info;
@@ -1114,6 +1120,7 @@
 	cpu_pmu->stop			= armv8pmu_stop,
 	cpu_pmu->reset			= armv8pmu_reset,
 	cpu_pmu->set_event_filter	= armv8pmu_set_event_filter;
+	cpu_pmu->filter_match		= armv8pmu_filter_match;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 7f01f6f..d0b7dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -485,7 +485,13 @@
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &armpmu->supported_cpus);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &armpmu->supported_cpus);
+	if (ret && armpmu->filter_match)
+		return armpmu->filter_match(event);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t armpmu_cpumask_show(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
index 10f92e1..bf309ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 	void		(*stop)(struct arm_pmu *);
 	void		(*reset)(void *);
 	int		(*map_event)(struct perf_event *event);
+	int		(*filter_match)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		num_events;
 	bool		secure_access; /* 32-bit ARM only */
 #define ARMV8_PMUV3_MAX_COMMON_EVENTS 0x40