diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
index f64a6bfebcec..0729f9841ef4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ armv6_pmcr_counter_has_overflowed(unsigned long pmcr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline u32 armv6pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
+static inline u64 armv6pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	int counter = hwc->idx;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static inline u32 armv6pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 	return value;
 }
 
-static inline void armv6pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u32 value)
+static inline void armv6pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	int counter = hwc->idx;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 2cf1ca2925c8..973043dd6187 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static inline void armv7_pmnc_select_counter(int idx)
 	isb();
 }
 
-static inline u32 armv7pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
+static inline u64 armv7pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static inline u32 armv7pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 	return value;
 }
 
-static inline void armv7pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u32 value)
+static inline void armv7pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
index c4f029458b52..942230fe0426 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static void xscale1pmu_stop(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static inline u32 xscale1pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
+static inline u64 xscale1pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	int counter = hwc->idx;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static inline u32 xscale1pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 	return val;
 }
 
-static inline void xscale1pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u32 val)
+static inline void xscale1pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u64 val)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	int counter = hwc->idx;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void xscale2pmu_stop(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static inline u32 xscale2pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
+static inline u64 xscale2pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	int counter = hwc->idx;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static inline u32 xscale2pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 	return val;
 }
 
-static inline void xscale2pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u32 val)
+static inline void xscale2pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u64 val)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	int counter = hwc->idx;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 678ecffd3724..66a2ffdca6dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static inline int armv8pmu_select_counter(int idx)
 	return idx;
 }
 
-static inline u32 armv8pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
+static inline u64 armv8pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static inline u32 armv8pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 	return value;
 }
 
-static inline void armv8pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u32 value)
+static inline void armv8pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -545,9 +545,8 @@ static inline void armv8pmu_write_counter(struct perf_event *event, u32 value)
 		 * count using the lower 32bits and we want an interrupt when
 		 * it overflows.
 		 */
-		u64 value64 = 0xffffffff00000000ULL | value;
-
-		write_sysreg(value64, pmccntr_el0);
+		value |= 0xffffffff00000000ULL;
+		write_sysreg(value, pmccntr_el0);
 	} else if (armv8pmu_select_counter(idx) == idx)
 		write_sysreg(value, pmxevcntr_el0);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
index 12c30a22fc8d..f7126a21df30 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ struct arm_pmu {
 					 struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*set_event_filter)(struct hw_perf_event *evt,
 					    struct perf_event_attr *attr);
-	u32		(*read_counter)(struct perf_event *event);
-	void		(*write_counter)(struct perf_event *event, u32 val);
+	u64		(*read_counter)(struct perf_event *event);
+	void		(*write_counter)(struct perf_event *event, u64 val);
 	void		(*start)(struct arm_pmu *);
 	void		(*stop)(struct arm_pmu *);
 	void		(*reset)(void *);