static int init_mpc7450_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc/7450"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc/7450"))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&mpc7450_pmu);
 
 
 static int init_power4_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power4"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power4"))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&power4_pmu);
 
 
 static int init_power5p_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5+")
-           && strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5++"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5+")
+            && strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5++")))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&power5p_pmu);
 
 
 static int init_power5_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5"))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&power5_pmu);
 
 
 static int init_power6_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power6"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power6"))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&power6_pmu);
 
 
 static int init_power7_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power7"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power7"))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&power7_pmu);
 
 
 static int init_ppc970_pmu(void)
 {
-       if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970")
-           && strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970MP"))
+       if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+           (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970")
+            && strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970MP")))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        return register_power_pmu(&ppc970_pmu);