1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c
index 833097ac45dc..75dccb71a043 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c
@@ -488,8 +488,9 @@ static struct power_pmu ppc970_pmu = {
 
 static int init_ppc970_pmu(void)
 {
-        if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970")
-            && strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970MP"))
+        if (!cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type ||
+            (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970")
+             && strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->oprofile_cpu_type, "ppc64/970MP")))
                 return -ENODEV;
 
         return register_power_pmu(&ppc970_pmu);