diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
index 3003472..980e8db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@
 #define   MMCR0_PMXE	0x04000000UL /* performance monitor exception enable */
 #define   MMCR0_FCECE	0x02000000UL /* freeze ctrs on enabled cond or event */
 #define   MMCR0_TBEE	0x00400000UL /* time base exception enable */
+#define   MMCR0_BHRBA	0x00200000UL /* BHRB Access allowed in userspace */
 #define   MMCR0_EBE	0x00100000UL /* Event based branch enable */
 #define   MMCR0_PMCC	0x000c0000UL /* PMC control */
 #define   MMCR0_PMCC_U6	0x00080000UL /* PMC1-6 are R/W by user (PR) */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 1e095fd..4520c93 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #define MMCR0_FC56		0
 #define MMCR0_PMAO		0
 #define MMCR0_EBE		0
+#define MMCR0_BHRBA		0
 #define MMCR0_PMCC		0
 #define MMCR0_PMCC_U6		0
 
@@ -546,8 +547,8 @@
 	if (!ebb)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Enable EBB and read/write to all 6 PMCs for userspace */
-	mmcr0 |= MMCR0_EBE | MMCR0_PMCC_U6;
+	/* Enable EBB and read/write to all 6 PMCs and BHRB for userspace */
+	mmcr0 |= MMCR0_EBE | MMCR0_BHRBA | MMCR0_PMCC_U6;
 
 	/*
 	 * Add any bits from the user MMCR0, FC or PMAO. This is compatible
@@ -1117,11 +1118,12 @@
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * Set the 'freeze counters' bit, clear EBE/PMCC/PMAO/FC56.
+		 * Set the 'freeze counters' bit, clear EBE/BHRBA/PMCC/PMAO/FC56
 		 */
 		val  = mmcr0 = mfspr(SPRN_MMCR0);
 		val |= MMCR0_FC;
-		val &= ~(MMCR0_EBE | MMCR0_PMCC | MMCR0_PMAO | MMCR0_FC56);
+		val &= ~(MMCR0_EBE | MMCR0_BHRBA | MMCR0_PMCC | MMCR0_PMAO |
+			 MMCR0_FC56);
 
 		/*
 		 * The barrier is to make sure the mtspr has been