diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index a36abe2da13e..b24d4a58674a 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ static inline void hardlockup_detector_disable(void) {}
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF)
 extern void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
+extern void hardlockup_detector_perf_stop(void);
+extern void hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void);
 #else
+static inline void hardlockup_detector_perf_stop(void) { }
+static inline void hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void) { }
 #if !defined(CONFIG_HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG)
 static inline void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void) {}
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog_hld.c b/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
index 3a09ea1b1d3d..c9586ebc2e98 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
@@ -261,3 +261,44 @@ void watchdog_nmi_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 			firstcpu_err = 0;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_stop - Globally stop watchdog events
+ *
+ * Special interface for x86 to handle the perf HT bug.
+ */
+void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_stop(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+
+		if (event)
+			perf_event_disable(event);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_restart - Globally restart watchdog events
+ *
+ * Special interface for x86 to handle the perf HT bug.
+ */
+void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
+
+	if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
+		return;
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+
+		if (event)
+			perf_event_enable(event);
+	}
+}