diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 190bc4f255b42..c6f9d75283813 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -1517,9 +1517,16 @@ static int power_pmu_add(struct perf_event *event, int ef_flags)
 	ret = 0;
  out:
 	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-		power_pmu_bhrb_enable(event);
-		cpuhw->bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
-					event->attr.branch_sample_type);
+		u64 bhrb_filter = -1;
+
+		if (ppmu->bhrb_filter_map)
+			bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
+				event->attr.branch_sample_type);
+
+		if (bhrb_filter != -1) {
+			cpuhw->bhrb_filter = bhrb_filter;
+			power_pmu_bhrb_enable(event);
+		}
 	}
 
 	perf_pmu_enable(event->pmu);
@@ -1841,7 +1848,6 @@ static int power_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	int n;
 	int err;
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw;
-	u64 bhrb_filter;
 
 	if (!ppmu)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -1947,7 +1953,10 @@ static int power_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	err = power_check_constraints(cpuhw, events, cflags, n + 1);
 
 	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-		bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
+		u64 bhrb_filter = -1;
+
+		if (ppmu->bhrb_filter_map)
+			bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
 					event->attr.branch_sample_type);
 
 		if (bhrb_filter == -1) {