diff --git a/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c b/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c
index 4552ce4..cab0fe9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c
+++ b/arch/s390/oprofile/hwsampler.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
 #include "hwsampler.h"
+#include "op_counter.h"
 
 #define MAX_NUM_SDB 511
 #define MIN_NUM_SDB 1
@@ -896,6 +897,8 @@
 		if (sample_data_ptr->P == 1) {
 			/* userspace sample */
 			unsigned int pid = sample_data_ptr->prim_asn;
+			if (!counter_config.user)
+				goto skip_sample;
 			rcu_read_lock();
 			tsk = pid_task(find_vpid(pid), PIDTYPE_PID);
 			if (tsk)
@@ -903,6 +906,8 @@
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 		} else {
 			/* kernelspace sample */
+			if (!counter_config.kernel)
+				goto skip_sample;
 			regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 		}
 
@@ -910,7 +915,7 @@
 		oprofile_add_ext_hw_sample(sample_data_ptr->ia, regs, 0,
 				!sample_data_ptr->P, tsk);
 		mutex_unlock(&hws_sem);
-
+	skip_sample:
 		sample_data_ptr++;
 	}
 }