diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index b4e667663d9b..cad777eb613a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ void ppc_enable_pmcs(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppc_enable_pmcs);
 
-#define SYSFS_PMCSETUP(NAME, ADDRESS) \
+#define __SYSFS_SPRSETUP(NAME, ADDRESS, EXTRA) \
 static void read_##NAME(void *val) \
 { \
 	*(unsigned long *)val = mfspr(ADDRESS);	\
 } \
 static void write_##NAME(void *val) \
 { \
-	ppc_enable_pmcs(); \
+	EXTRA; \
 	mtspr(ADDRESS, *(unsigned long *)val);	\
 } \
 static ssize_t show_##NAME(struct device *dev, \
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ static ssize_t __used \
 	return count; \
 }
 
+#define SYSFS_PMCSETUP(NAME, ADDRESS)	\
+	__SYSFS_SPRSETUP(NAME, ADDRESS, ppc_enable_pmcs())
+#define SYSFS_SPRSETUP(NAME, ADDRESS)	\
+	__SYSFS_SPRSETUP(NAME, ADDRESS, )
 
 /* Let's define all possible registers, we'll only hook up the ones
  * that are implemented on the current processor
@@ -175,10 +179,10 @@ SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pmc7, SPRN_PMC7);
 SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pmc8, SPRN_PMC8);
 
 SYSFS_PMCSETUP(mmcra, SPRN_MMCRA);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(purr, SPRN_PURR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(spurr, SPRN_SPURR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(dscr, SPRN_DSCR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pir, SPRN_PIR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(purr, SPRN_PURR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(spurr, SPRN_SPURR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(dscr, SPRN_DSCR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(pir, SPRN_PIR);
 
 /*
   Lets only enable read for phyp resources and
@@ -249,34 +253,34 @@ SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pa6t_pmc3, SPRN_PA6T_PMC3);
 SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pa6t_pmc4, SPRN_PA6T_PMC4);
 SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pa6t_pmc5, SPRN_PA6T_PMC5);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(hid0, SPRN_HID0);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(hid1, SPRN_HID1);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(hid4, SPRN_HID4);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(hid5, SPRN_HID5);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima0, SPRN_PA6T_IMA0);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima1, SPRN_PA6T_IMA1);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima2, SPRN_PA6T_IMA2);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima3, SPRN_PA6T_IMA3);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima4, SPRN_PA6T_IMA4);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima5, SPRN_PA6T_IMA5);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima6, SPRN_PA6T_IMA6);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima7, SPRN_PA6T_IMA7);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima8, SPRN_PA6T_IMA8);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ima9, SPRN_PA6T_IMA9);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(imaat, SPRN_PA6T_IMAAT);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(btcr, SPRN_PA6T_BTCR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(pccr, SPRN_PA6T_PCCR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(rpccr, SPRN_PA6T_RPCCR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(der, SPRN_PA6T_DER);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(mer, SPRN_PA6T_MER);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ber, SPRN_PA6T_BER);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(ier, SPRN_PA6T_IER);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(sier, SPRN_PA6T_SIER);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(siar, SPRN_PA6T_SIAR);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(tsr0, SPRN_PA6T_TSR0);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(tsr1, SPRN_PA6T_TSR1);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(tsr2, SPRN_PA6T_TSR2);
-SYSFS_PMCSETUP(tsr3, SPRN_PA6T_TSR3);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(hid0, SPRN_HID0);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(hid1, SPRN_HID1);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(hid4, SPRN_HID4);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(hid5, SPRN_HID5);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima0, SPRN_PA6T_IMA0);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima1, SPRN_PA6T_IMA1);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima2, SPRN_PA6T_IMA2);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima3, SPRN_PA6T_IMA3);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima4, SPRN_PA6T_IMA4);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima5, SPRN_PA6T_IMA5);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima6, SPRN_PA6T_IMA6);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima7, SPRN_PA6T_IMA7);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima8, SPRN_PA6T_IMA8);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ima9, SPRN_PA6T_IMA9);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(imaat, SPRN_PA6T_IMAAT);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(btcr, SPRN_PA6T_BTCR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(pccr, SPRN_PA6T_PCCR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(rpccr, SPRN_PA6T_RPCCR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(der, SPRN_PA6T_DER);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(mer, SPRN_PA6T_MER);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ber, SPRN_PA6T_BER);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(ier, SPRN_PA6T_IER);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(sier, SPRN_PA6T_SIER);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(siar, SPRN_PA6T_SIAR);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(tsr0, SPRN_PA6T_TSR0);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(tsr1, SPRN_PA6T_TSR1);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(tsr2, SPRN_PA6T_TSR2);
+SYSFS_SPRSETUP(tsr3, SPRN_PA6T_TSR3);
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL */
 #endif /* HAS_PPC_PMC_PA6T */