diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 16d4d1b6a1ffb5b6cff94f3df6d380b139829318..51622411a7ccd80585b909cc701de1d8862fafaa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	bool use_siar = regs_use_siar(regs);
 	unsigned long siar = mfspr(SPRN_SIAR);
 
-	if (ppmu->flags & PPMU_P10_DD1) {
+	if (ppmu && (ppmu->flags & PPMU_P10_DD1)) {
 		if (siar)
 			return siar;
 		else