diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index b7a6044161e8..3188040022c4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -1845,6 +1845,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1941,13 +1942,14 @@ static int power_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	err = power_check_constraints(cpuhw, events, cflags, n + 1);
 
 	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-		cpuhw->bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
+		bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
 					event->attr.branch_sample_type);
 
-		if (cpuhw->bhrb_filter == -1) {
+		if (bhrb_filter == -1) {
 			put_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
+		cpuhw->bhrb_filter = bhrb_filter;
 	}
 
 	put_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
index c9356955cab4..b12627bb5d34 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum {
 #define	POWER8_MMCRA_IFM1		0x0000000040000000UL
 #define	POWER8_MMCRA_IFM2		0x0000000080000000UL
 #define	POWER8_MMCRA_IFM3		0x00000000C0000000UL
+#define	POWER8_MMCRA_BHRB_MASK		0x00000000C0000000UL
 
 /* PowerISA v2.07 format attribute structure*/
 extern struct attribute_group isa207_pmu_format_group;
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ static u64 power8_bhrb_filter_map(u64 branch_sample_type)
 
 static void power8_config_bhrb(u64 pmu_bhrb_filter)
 {
+	pmu_bhrb_filter &= POWER8_MMCRA_BHRB_MASK;
+
 	/* Enable BHRB filter in PMU */
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, (mfspr(SPRN_MMCRA) | pmu_bhrb_filter));
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
index 24b5b5b7a206..efb19b089023 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum {
 #define POWER9_MMCRA_IFM1		0x0000000040000000UL
 #define POWER9_MMCRA_IFM2		0x0000000080000000UL
 #define POWER9_MMCRA_IFM3		0x00000000C0000000UL
+#define POWER9_MMCRA_BHRB_MASK		0x00000000C0000000UL
 
 /* PowerISA v2.07 format attribute structure*/
 extern struct attribute_group isa207_pmu_format_group;
@@ -289,6 +290,8 @@ static u64 power9_bhrb_filter_map(u64 branch_sample_type)
 
 static void power9_config_bhrb(u64 pmu_bhrb_filter)
 {
+	pmu_bhrb_filter &= POWER9_MMCRA_BHRB_MASK;
+
 	/* Enable BHRB filter in PMU */
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, (mfspr(SPRN_MMCRA) | pmu_bhrb_filter));
 }