diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c
index 93e7a8397cde249625a624ffa2c3f248f3b21009..173e2674be6ef24293c5113b43d738af3d3f1981 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void nhmex_uncore_msr_enable_event(struct intel_uncore_box *box, struct p
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 
-	if (hwc->idx >= UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
+	if (hwc->idx == UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
 		wrmsrl(hwc->config_base, NHMEX_PMON_CTL_EN_BIT0);
 	else if (box->pmu->type->event_mask & NHMEX_PMON_CTL_EN_BIT0)
 		wrmsrl(hwc->config_base, hwc->config | NHMEX_PMON_CTL_EN_BIT22);