diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index d5f98095a155..73a6311c8baa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1757,10 +1757,7 @@ ssize_t x86_event_sysfs_show(char *page, u64 config, u64 event)
 }
 
 static struct attribute_group x86_pmu_attr_group;
-
-static struct attribute_group x86_pmu_caps_group = {
-	.name = "caps",
-};
+static struct attribute_group x86_pmu_caps_group;
 
 static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 {
@@ -1808,7 +1805,14 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 				   0, x86_pmu.num_counters, 0, 0);
 
 	x86_pmu_format_group.attrs = x86_pmu.format_attrs;
-	x86_pmu_caps_group.attrs = x86_pmu.caps_attrs;
+
+	if (x86_pmu.caps_attrs) {
+		struct attribute **tmp;
+
+		tmp = merge_attr(x86_pmu_caps_group.attrs, x86_pmu.caps_attrs);
+		if (!WARN_ON(!tmp))
+			x86_pmu_caps_group.attrs = tmp;
+	}
 
 	if (x86_pmu.event_attrs)
 		x86_pmu_events_group.attrs = x86_pmu.event_attrs;
@@ -2224,6 +2228,25 @@ static struct attribute_group x86_pmu_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = x86_pmu_attrs,
 };
 
+static ssize_t max_precise_show(struct device *cdev,
+				  struct device_attribute *attr,
+				  char *buf)
+{
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", x86_pmu_max_precise());
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(max_precise);
+
+static struct attribute *x86_pmu_caps_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_max_precise.attr,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group x86_pmu_caps_group = {
+	.name = "caps",
+	.attrs = x86_pmu_caps_attrs,
+};
+
 static const struct attribute_group *x86_pmu_attr_groups[] = {
 	&x86_pmu_attr_group,
 	&x86_pmu_format_group,
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 8fa2abd9c8b6..829e89cfcee2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3820,19 +3820,9 @@ static ssize_t pmu_name_show(struct device *cdev,
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(pmu_name);
 
-static ssize_t max_precise_show(struct device *cdev,
-				  struct device_attribute *attr,
-				  char *buf)
-{
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", x86_pmu_max_precise());
-}
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(max_precise);
-
 static struct attribute *intel_pmu_caps_attrs[] = {
-	&dev_attr_pmu_name.attr,
-	&dev_attr_max_precise.attr,
-	NULL
+       &dev_attr_pmu_name.attr,
+       NULL
 };
 
 static struct attribute *intel_pmu_attrs[] = {