1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog_perf.c b/kernel/watchdog_perf.c
index 349fcd4d2abc..8ea00c4a24b2 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog_perf.c
@@ -234,12 +234,22 @@ void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void)
 	}
 }
 
+bool __weak __init arch_perf_nmi_is_available(void)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * watchdog_hardlockup_probe - Probe whether NMI event is available at all
  */
 int __init watchdog_hardlockup_probe(void)
 {
-	int ret = hardlockup_detector_event_create();
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!arch_perf_nmi_is_available())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = hardlockup_detector_event_create();
 
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_info("Perf NMI watchdog permanently disabled\n");