diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 2be5ebe9987209d41e76aede9e28ee9271070a34..8d601b18bf9f43688f2a6c5cb90994e00a4fa8d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,13 @@ static void intel_clovertown_quirks(void)
 	x86_pmu.pebs_constraints = NULL;
 }
 
+static void intel_sandybridge_quirks(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "PEBS disabled due to CPU errata.\n");
+	x86_pmu.pebs = 0;
+	x86_pmu.pebs_constraints = NULL;
+}
+
 __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 {
 	union cpuid10_edx edx;
@@ -1694,6 +1701,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 		break;
 
 	case 42: /* SandyBridge */
+		x86_pmu.quirks = intel_sandybridge_quirks;
 	case 45: /* SandyBridge, "Romely-EP" */
 		memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, snb_hw_cache_event_ids,
 		       sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));