diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index ffe9c2b6431b..917d98108b3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -514,9 +514,14 @@ CPU_LE(	movk	x0, #0x30d0, lsl #16	)	// Clear EE and E0E on LE systems
 #endif
 
 	/* EL2 debug */
+	mrs	x0, id_aa64dfr0_el1		// Check ID_AA64DFR0_EL1 PMUVer
+	sbfx	x0, x0, #8, #4
+	cmp	x0, #1
+	b.lt	4f				// Skip if no PMU present
 	mrs	x0, pmcr_el0			// Disable debug access traps
 	ubfx	x0, x0, #11, #5			// to EL2 and allow access to
 	msr	mdcr_el2, x0			// all PMU counters from EL1
+4:
 
 	/* Stage-2 translation */
 	msr	vttbr_el2, xzr
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/proc-macros.S b/arch/arm64/mm/proc-macros.S
index 146bd99a7532..e6a30e1268a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/proc-macros.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/proc-macros.S
@@ -84,3 +84,15 @@
 	b.lo	9998b
 	dsb	\domain
 	.endm
+
+/*
+ * reset_pmuserenr_el0 - reset PMUSERENR_EL0 if PMUv3 present
+ */
+	.macro	reset_pmuserenr_el0, tmpreg
+	mrs	\tmpreg, id_aa64dfr0_el1	// Check ID_AA64DFR0_EL1 PMUVer
+	sbfx	\tmpreg, \tmpreg, #8, #4
+	cmp	\tmpreg, #1			// Skip if no PMU present
+	b.lt	9000f
+	msr	pmuserenr_el0, xzr		// Disable PMU access from EL0
+9000:
+	.endm
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S b/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S
index a3d867e723b4..c164d2cb35c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ENTRY(cpu_do_resume)
 	 */
 	ubfx	x11, x11, #1, #1
 	msr	oslar_el1, x11
-	msr	pmuserenr_el0, xzr		// Disable PMU access from EL0
+	reset_pmuserenr_el0 x0			// Disable PMU access from EL0
 	mov	x0, x12
 	dsb	nsh		// Make sure local tlb invalidation completed
 	isb
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ENTRY(__cpu_setup)
 	msr	cpacr_el1, x0			// Enable FP/ASIMD
 	mov	x0, #1 << 12			// Reset mdscr_el1 and disable
 	msr	mdscr_el1, x0			// access to the DCC from EL0
-	msr	pmuserenr_el0, xzr		// Disable PMU access from EL0
+	reset_pmuserenr_el0 x0			// Disable PMU access from EL0
 	/*
 	 * Memory region attributes for LPAE:
 	 *