diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
index 9d229ef7f86e..ada817c49b72 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int trace_imc_mem_size;
  * core and trace-imc
  */
 static struct imc_pmu_ref imc_global_refc = {
-	.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_INITIALIZER(imc_global_refc.lock),
+	.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(imc_global_refc.lock),
 	.id = 0,
 	.refc = 0,
 };