diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 99f56983c4157f215ab6725505eb2393f2cc9c79..d9714adb6a2a8cecc90acf659b5b4f726adb4c5f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_aa64dfr0[] = {
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64DFR0_CTX_CMPS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64DFR0_WRPS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64DFR0_BRPS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
-	S_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64DFR0_PMUVER_SHIFT, 4, 0),
+	/*
+	 * We can instantiate multiple PMU instances with different levels
+	 * of support.
+	 * */
+	S_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_NONSTRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64DFR0_PMUVER_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64DFR0_TRACEVER_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64DFR0_DEBUGVER_SHIFT, 4, 0x6),
 	ARM64_FTR_END,