diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
index 6315edc205d8..bc8dd53f718a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@
 #define SPRN_MMCR1	798
 #define SPRN_MMCRA	0x312
 #define   MMCRA_SDSYNC	0x80000000UL /* SDAR synced with SIAR */
+#define   MMCRA_SDAR_DCACHE_MISS 0x40000000UL
+#define   MMCRA_SDAR_ERAT_MISS   0x20000000UL
 #define   MMCRA_SIHV	0x10000000UL /* state of MSR HV when SIAR set */
 #define   MMCRA_SIPR	0x08000000UL /* state of MSR PR when SIAR set */
 #define   MMCRA_SLOT	0x07000000UL /* SLOT bits (37-39) */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5+-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5+-pmu.c
index 0f4c1c73a6ad..199de527d411 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5+-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5+-pmu.c
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 #define MMCR1_PMCSEL_SH(n)	(MMCR1_PMC1SEL_SH - (n) * 8)
 #define MMCR1_PMCSEL_MSK	0x7f
 
-/*
- * Bits in MMCRA
- */
-
 /*
  * Layout of constraint bits:
  * 6666555555555544444444443333333333222222222211111111110000000000
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5-pmu.c
index c351b3a57fbb..98b6a729a9dd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power5-pmu.c
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 #define MMCR1_PMCSEL_SH(n)	(MMCR1_PMC1SEL_SH - (n) * 8)
 #define MMCR1_PMCSEL_MSK	0x7f
 
-/*
- * Bits in MMCRA
- */
-
 /*
  * Layout of constraint bits:
  * 6666555555555544444444443333333333222222222211111111110000000000
@@ -390,7 +386,7 @@ static int power5_compute_mmcr(u64 event[], int n_ev,
 			       unsigned int hwc[], unsigned long mmcr[])
 {
 	unsigned long mmcr1 = 0;
-	unsigned long mmcra = 0;
+	unsigned long mmcra = MMCRA_SDAR_DCACHE_MISS | MMCRA_SDAR_ERAT_MISS;
 	unsigned int pmc, unit, byte, psel;
 	unsigned int ttm, grp;
 	int i, isbus, bit, grsel;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power6-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power6-pmu.c
index ca399ba5034c..84a607bda8fb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power6-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power6-pmu.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int p6_compute_mmcr(u64 event[], int n_ev,
 			   unsigned int hwc[], unsigned long mmcr[])
 {
 	unsigned long mmcr1 = 0;
-	unsigned long mmcra = 0;
+	unsigned long mmcra = MMCRA_SDAR_DCACHE_MISS | MMCRA_SDAR_ERAT_MISS;
 	int i;
 	unsigned int pmc, ev, b, u, s, psel;
 	unsigned int ttmset = 0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power7-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power7-pmu.c
index 28a4daacdc02..852f7b7f6b40 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/power7-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/power7-pmu.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 #define MMCR1_PMCSEL_SH(n)	(MMCR1_PMC1SEL_SH - (n) * 8)
 #define MMCR1_PMCSEL_MSK	0xff
 
-/*
- * Bits in MMCRA
- */
-
 /*
  * Layout of constraint bits:
  * 6666555555555544444444443333333333222222222211111111110000000000
@@ -230,7 +226,7 @@ static int power7_compute_mmcr(u64 event[], int n_ev,
 			       unsigned int hwc[], unsigned long mmcr[])
 {
 	unsigned long mmcr1 = 0;
-	unsigned long mmcra = 0;
+	unsigned long mmcra = MMCRA_SDAR_DCACHE_MISS | MMCRA_SDAR_ERAT_MISS;
 	unsigned int pmc, unit, combine, l2sel, psel;
 	unsigned int pmc_inuse = 0;
 	int i;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c
index 479574413a93..8eff48e20dba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc970-pmu.c
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ static short mmcr1_adder_bits[8] = {
 	MMCR1_PMC8_ADDER_SEL_SH
 };
 
-/*
- * Bits in MMCRA
- */
-
 /*
  * Layout of constraint bits:
  * 6666555555555544444444443333333333222222222211111111110000000000