diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index fec415d7ffbb8b555ecf7dc9fef2c7660205ea1d..63f5877fb6a906b6ae46f4e62ac546d81a959ef1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -4188,6 +4188,12 @@ lbr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, int i)
 	return x86_pmu.lbr_nr ? attr->mode : 0;
 }
 
+static umode_t
+exra_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, int i)
+{
+	return x86_pmu.version >= 2 ? attr->mode : 0;
+}
+
 static struct attribute_group group_events_td  = {
 	.name = "events",
 };
@@ -4213,12 +4219,18 @@ static struct attribute_group group_caps_lbr = {
 	.is_visible = lbr_is_visible,
 };
 
+static struct attribute_group group_format_extra = {
+	.name       = "format",
+	.is_visible = exra_is_visible,
+};
+
 static const struct attribute_group *attr_update[] = {
 	&group_events_td,
 	&group_events_mem,
 	&group_events_tsx,
 	&group_caps_gen,
 	&group_caps_lbr,
+	&group_format_extra,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -4782,15 +4794,10 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 
 	snprintf(pmu_name_str, sizeof pmu_name_str, "%s", name);
 
-	if (version >= 2 && extra_attr) {
-		x86_pmu.format_attrs = merge_attr(intel_arch3_formats_attr,
-						  extra_attr);
-		WARN_ON(!x86_pmu.format_attrs);
-	}
-
 	group_events_td.attrs  = td_attr;
 	group_events_mem.attrs = mem_attr;
 	group_events_tsx.attrs = tsx_attr;
+	group_format_extra.attrs = extra_attr;
 
 	x86_pmu.attr_update = attr_update;