diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 214ac86..d8d86d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -491,33 +491,78 @@
  *   Intel Errata AAP53  (model 30)
  *   Intel Errata BD53   (model 44)
  *
- * These chips need to be 'reset' when adding counters by programming
- * the magic three (non counting) events 0x4300D2, 0x4300B1 and 0x4300B5
- * either in sequence on the same PMC or on different PMCs.
+ * The official story:
+ *   These chips need to be 'reset' when adding counters by programming the
+ *   magic three (non-counting) events 0x4300B5, 0x4300D2, and 0x4300B1 either
+ *   in sequence on the same PMC or on different PMCs.
+ *
+ * In practise it appears some of these events do in fact count, and
+ * we need to programm all 4 events.
  */
+static void intel_pmu_nhm_workaround(void)
+{
+	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
+	static const unsigned long nhm_magic[4] = {
+		0x4300B5,
+		0x4300D2,
+		0x4300B1,
+		0x4300B1
+	};
+	struct perf_event *event;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * The Errata requires below steps:
+	 * 1) Clear MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE and MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+	 * 2) Configure 4 PERFEVTSELx with the magic events and clear
+	 *    the corresponding PMCx;
+	 * 3) set bit0~bit3 of MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+	 * 4) Clear MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+	 * 5) Clear 4 pairs of ERFEVTSELx and PMCx;
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * The real steps we choose are a little different from above.
+	 * A) To reduce MSR operations, we don't run step 1) as they
+	 *    are already cleared before this function is called;
+	 * B) Call x86_perf_event_update to save PMCx before configuring
+	 *    PERFEVTSELx with magic number;
+	 * C) With step 5), we do clear only when the PERFEVTSELx is
+	 *    not used currently.
+	 * D) Call x86_perf_event_set_period to restore PMCx;
+	 */
+
+	/* We always operate 4 pairs of PERF Counters */
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		event = cpuc->events[i];
+		if (event)
+			x86_perf_event_update(event);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + i, nhm_magic[i]);
+		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + i, 0x0);
+	}
+
+	wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0xf);
+	wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0x0);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		event = cpuc->events[i];
+
+		if (event) {
+			x86_perf_event_set_period(event);
+			__x86_pmu_enable_event(&event->hw,
+					ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE);
+		} else
+			wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + i, 0x0);
+	}
+}
+
 static void intel_pmu_nhm_enable_all(int added)
 {
-	if (added) {
-		struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
-		int i;
-
-		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 0, 0x4300D2);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 1, 0x4300B1);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 2, 0x4300B5);
-
-		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0x3);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0x0);
-
-		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-			struct perf_event *event = cpuc->events[i];
-
-			if (!event)
-				continue;
-
-			__x86_pmu_enable_event(&event->hw,
-					       ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE);
-		}
-	}
+	if (added)
+		intel_pmu_nhm_workaround();
 	intel_pmu_enable_all(added);
 }