diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
index 74091fd3101e9122943b9155572a1c46d2bf9858..d5523adeddbf4dc0d9b92962bb39328d474cba22 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		break;
 
 	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+		if (is_sampling_event(event))	/* No sampling support */
+			return -ENOENT;
 		ev = attr->config;
 		/* Count user space (problem-state) only */
 		if (!attr->exclude_user && attr->exclude_kernel) {