diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
index ea75d011a6fc..d3194de7ae1e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
@@ -411,12 +411,6 @@ static int cpumf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
 	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
 	case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
-		/* The CPU measurement counter facility does not have overflow
-		 * interrupts to do sampling.  Sampling must be provided by
-		 * external means, for example, by timers.
-		 */
-		if (is_sampling_event(event))
-			return -ENOENT;
 		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -681,6 +675,12 @@ static int __init cpumf_pmu_init(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* The CPU measurement counter facility does not have overflow
+	 * interrupts to do sampling.  Sampling must be provided by
+	 * external means, for example, by timers.
+	 */
+	cpumf_pmu.capabilities |= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT;
+
 	cpumf_pmu.attr_groups = cpumf_cf_event_group();
 	rc = perf_pmu_register(&cpumf_pmu, "cpum_cf", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
 	if (rc) {