diff --git a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
index b6d8239..fbd62ea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_CELL_NATIVE
 		case PPC_OPROFILE_CELL:
+			if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
+				return -ENODEV;
 			model = &op_model_cell;
 			break;
 #endif