diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 74ca34b..52fce63 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define PFX "powernow-k8: "
 #define VERSION "version 2.20.00"
 #include "powernow-k8.h"
+#include "mperf.h"
 
 /* serialize freq changes  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(fidvid_mutex);
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@
 static bool cpb_capable, cpb_enabled;
 static struct msr __percpu *msrs;
 
+static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver;
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 static inline const struct cpumask *cpu_core_mask(int cpu)
 {
@@ -1251,6 +1254,7 @@
 	struct powernow_k8_data *data;
 	struct init_on_cpu init_on_cpu;
 	int rc;
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(pol->cpu);
 
 	if (!cpu_online(pol->cpu))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1325,6 +1329,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Check for APERF/MPERF support in hardware */
+	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF))
+		cpufreq_amd64_driver.getavg = cpufreq_get_measured_perf;
+
 	cpufreq_frequency_table_get_attr(data->powernow_table, pol->cpu);
 
 	if (cpu_family == CPU_HW_PSTATE)