diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/e500-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/e500-pmu.c
index a59c33bed32a..e3e1a68eb1d5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/e500-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/e500-pmu.c
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@ static struct fsl_emb_pmu e500_pmu = {
 
 static int init_e500_pmu(void)
 {
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 
-	if (!strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc/e500mc"))
+	/* ec500mc */
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_VER_E500MC || PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_VER_E5500)
 		num_events = 256;
-	else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc/e500"))
+	/* e500 */
+	else if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_VER_E500V1 && PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_VER_E500V2)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_fsl_emb_pmu(&e500_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/e6500-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/e6500-pmu.c
index 44ad65da82ed..bd779a2338f8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/e6500-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/e6500-pmu.c
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ static struct fsl_emb_pmu e6500_pmu = {
 
 static int init_e6500_pmu(void)
 {
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-		strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc/e6500"))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_VER_E6500)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_fsl_emb_pmu(&e6500_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
index cf5406b31e27..33c23225fd54 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
@@ -1718,16 +1718,16 @@ static int hv_24x7_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
 	unsigned long hret;
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 	struct hv_perf_caps caps;
 
 	if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR)) {
 		pr_debug("not a virtualized system, not enabling\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
-	} else if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	/* POWER8 only supports v1, while POWER9 only supports v2. */
-	if (!strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power8"))
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_POWER8)
 		interface_version = 1;
 	else {
 		interface_version = 2;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/mpc7450-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/mpc7450-pmu.c
index e39b15b79a83..552d51a925d3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/mpc7450-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/mpc7450-pmu.c
@@ -417,8 +417,9 @@ struct power_pmu mpc7450_pmu = {
 
 static int __init init_mpc7450_pmu(void)
 {
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc/7450"))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_7450)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_power_pmu(&mpc7450_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power10-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power10-pmu.c
index c6d51e7093cf..a6a72b762d55 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power10-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power10-pmu.c
@@ -597,12 +597,10 @@ int __init init_power10_pmu(void)
 	unsigned int pvr;
 	int rc;
 
-	/* Comes from cpu_specs[] */
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power10"))
+	pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER10)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 	/* Add the ppmu flag for power10 DD1 */
 	if ((PVR_CFG(pvr) == 1))
 		power10_pmu.flags |= PPMU_P10_DD1;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c
index 753b4740ef64..b4708ab73145 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c
@@ -679,9 +679,9 @@ static struct power_pmu power5p_pmu = {
 
 int __init init_power5p_pmu(void)
 {
-	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++")))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER5p)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_power_pmu(&power5p_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c
index 1f83c4cba0aa..c6aefd0a1cc8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c
@@ -620,8 +620,9 @@ static struct power_pmu power5_pmu = {
 
 int __init init_power5_pmu(void)
 {
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power5"))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER5)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_power_pmu(&power5_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power6-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power6-pmu.c
index aec746f86804..5729b6e059de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power6-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power6-pmu.c
@@ -541,8 +541,9 @@ static struct power_pmu power6_pmu = {
 
 int __init init_power6_pmu(void)
 {
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power6"))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER6)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_power_pmu(&power6_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c
index a74211410b8d..c95ccf2e28da 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c
@@ -447,11 +447,12 @@ static struct power_pmu power7_pmu = {
 
 int __init init_power7_pmu(void)
 {
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power7"))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER7 && PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER7p)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (pvr_version_is(PVR_POWER7p))
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_POWER7p)
 		power7_pmu.flags |= PPMU_SIAR_VALID;
 
 	return register_power_pmu(&power7_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
index e37b1e714d2b..9b93c7655cb4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
@@ -381,9 +381,10 @@ static struct power_pmu power8_pmu = {
 int __init init_power8_pmu(void)
 {
 	int rc;
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power8"))
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER8E && PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER8NVL &&
+	    PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER8)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	rc = register_power_pmu(&power8_pmu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
index 3ad40ffb9256..b401c762956f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power9-pmu.c
@@ -457,9 +457,7 @@ int __init init_power9_pmu(void)
 	int rc = 0;
 	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 
-	/* Comes from cpu_specs[] */
-	if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
-	    strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/power9"))
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_POWER9)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Blacklist events */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/ppc970-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/ppc970-pmu.c
index 09802482ba72..762676fb839e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/ppc970-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/ppc970-pmu.c
@@ -491,9 +491,10 @@ static struct power_pmu ppc970_pmu = {
 
 int __init init_ppc970_pmu(void)
 {
-	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")))
+	unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
+
+	if (PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_970 && PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_970MP &&
+	    PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_970FX && PVR_VER(pvr) != PVR_970GX)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return register_power_pmu(&ppc970_pmu);
