diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_knc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_knc.c
index 7c46bfdbc3732f87b005ecb7196a635eba5db546..73bcfbdedd50a6e99ab234dcace99cc54e53d950 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_knc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_knc.c
@@ -226,12 +226,11 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu knc_pmu = {
 	.event_map		= knc_pmu_event_map,
 	.max_events             = ARRAY_SIZE(knc_perfmon_event_map),
 	.apic			= 1,
-	.max_period		= (1ULL << 31) - 1,
+	.max_period		= (1ULL << 39) - 1,
 	.version		= 0,
 	.num_counters		= 2,
-	/* in theory 40 bits, early silicon is buggy though */
-	.cntval_bits		= 32,
-	.cntval_mask		= (1ULL << 32) - 1,
+	.cntval_bits		= 40,
+	.cntval_mask		= (1ULL << 40) - 1,
 	.get_event_constraints	= x86_get_event_constraints,
 	.event_constraints	= knc_event_constraints,
 	.format_attrs		= intel_knc_formats_attr,