diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile
index 1fb92f16acd61efba7b3a1c641c13e485523b6d7..b1457a8a9c0f0eff8cf3cf130396076438d8d7e5 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ extra-y				+= vmlinux.lds
 obj-y				:= entry.o traps.o irq.o idle.o time.o misc.o \
 					process.o signal.o ptrace.o align.o \
 					semaphore.o syscalls.o setup.o \
-					cputable.o ppc_htab.o
+					cputable.o ppc_htab.o perfmon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_6xx)		+= l2cr.o cpu_setup_6xx.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_E500)		+= perfmon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND)	+= swsusp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER4)		+= cpu_setup_power4.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= module.o ppc_ksyms.o
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ppc/kernel/perfmon.c
index fa1dad96b8309f1b44a4a40aef2748a36b4cf3e0..04c18788e85ff088c453985ac9b3aa86d231a318 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void dummy_perf(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	mtpmr(PMRN_PMGC0, pmgc0);
 }
 
-#else
+#elif CONFIG_6xx
 /* Ensure exceptions are disabled */
 
 static void dummy_perf(struct pt_regs *regs)
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ static void dummy_perf(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	mmcr0 &= ~MMCR0_PMXE;
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, mmcr0);
 }
+#else
+static void dummy_perf(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 void (*perf_irq)(struct pt_regs *) = dummy_perf;