diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c
index e2b7827c4563..9363c31f31b8 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ static int arm_cspmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	cspmu = to_arm_cspmu(event->pmu);
 
+	if (event->attr.type != event->pmu->type)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	/*
 	 * Following other "uncore" PMUs, we do not support sampling mode or
 	 * attach to a task (per-process mode).