diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
index 0a5571080e7453bc9d602061ffbe2c6ad81647a2..38e4894165b9cdc096e038de65fc4ee04bdb0690 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@ static void snb_uncore_msr_init_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct uncore_event_desc snb_uncore_events[] = {
+	INTEL_UNCORE_EVENT_DESC(clockticks, "event=0xff,umask=0x00"),
+	{ /* end: all zeroes */ },
+};
+
 static struct attribute *snb_uncore_formats_attr[] = {
 	&format_attr_event.attr,
 	&format_attr_umask.attr,
@@ -704,6 +709,7 @@ static struct intel_uncore_type snb_uncore_cbox = {
 	.constraints	= snb_uncore_cbox_constraints,
 	.ops		= &snb_uncore_msr_ops,
 	.format_group	= &snb_uncore_format_group,
+	.event_descs	= snb_uncore_events,
 };
 
 static struct intel_uncore_type *snb_msr_uncores[] = {