#define MMCR0_FCHV             0
 #define MMCR0_PMCjCE           MMCR0_PMCnCE
+#define MMCR0_PMAO             0
 
 #define SPRN_MMCRA             SPRN_MMCR2
 #define MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE    0
 static void power_pmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu)
 {
        struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw;
-       unsigned long flags;
+       unsigned long flags, val;
 
        if (!ppmu)
                return;
        cpuhw = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
 
        if (!cpuhw->disabled) {
-               cpuhw->disabled = 1;
-               cpuhw->n_added = 0;
-
                /*
                 * Check if we ever enabled the PMU on this cpu.
                 */
                        cpuhw->pmcs_enabled = 1;
                }
 
+               /*
+                * Set the 'freeze counters' bit, clear PMAO.
+                */
+               val  = mfspr(SPRN_MMCR0);
+               val |= MMCR0_FC;
+               val &= ~MMCR0_PMAO;
+
+               /*
+                * The barrier is to make sure the mtspr has been
+                * executed and the PMU has frozen the events etc.
+                * before we return.
+                */
+               write_mmcr0(cpuhw, val);
+               mb();
+
                /*
                 * Disable instruction sampling if it was enabled
                 */
                        mb();
                }
 
-               /*
-                * Set the 'freeze counters' bit.
-                * The barrier is to make sure the mtspr has been
-                * executed and the PMU has frozen the events
-                * before we return.
-                */
-               write_mmcr0(cpuhw, mfspr(SPRN_MMCR0) | MMCR0_FC);
-               mb();
+               cpuhw->disabled = 1;
+               cpuhw->n_added = 0;
        }
        local_irq_restore(flags);
 }