diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index 5bfd30ab392..c109819c2cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ static int __hw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter)
 			return -EACCES;
 		hwc->nmi = 1;
 	}
+	perf_counters_lapic_init(hwc->nmi);
 
 	if (!hwc->irq_period)
 		hwc->irq_period = x86_pmu.max_period;
@@ -603,8 +604,6 @@ try_generic:
 		hwc->counter_base = x86_pmu.perfctr;
 	}
 
-	perf_counters_lapic_init(hwc->nmi);
-
 	x86_pmu.disable(hwc, idx);
 
 	cpuc->counters[idx] = counter;
@@ -1054,7 +1053,7 @@ void __init init_hw_perf_counters(void)
 
 	pr_info("... counter mask:    %016Lx\n", perf_counter_mask);
 
-	perf_counters_lapic_init(0);
+	perf_counters_lapic_init(1);
 	register_die_notifier(&perf_counter_nmi_notifier);
 }