diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
index b65a7d9640e15..db8a0a841062d 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
  * This allows us to perform the check, i.e, perfmon_capable(),
  * in the context of the event owner, once, during the event_init().
  */
-#define SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX			BIT(0)
+#define SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX			0x00001
+
+static_assert((PERF_EVENT_FLAG_ARCH & SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX) == SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX);
 
 static void set_spe_event_has_cx(struct perf_event *event)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
index 0407a38b470ab..0356cb6a215d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
 /*
  * ARM PMU hw_event flags
  */
-/* Event uses a 64bit counter */
-#define ARMPMU_EVT_64BIT		1
-/* Event uses a 47bit counter */
-#define ARMPMU_EVT_47BIT		2
+#define ARMPMU_EVT_64BIT		0x00001 /* Event uses a 64bit counter */
+#define ARMPMU_EVT_47BIT		0x00002 /* Event uses a 47bit counter */
+
+static_assert((PERF_EVENT_FLAG_ARCH & ARMPMU_EVT_64BIT) == ARMPMU_EVT_64BIT);
+static_assert((PERF_EVENT_FLAG_ARCH & ARMPMU_EVT_47BIT) == ARMPMU_EVT_47BIT);
 
 #define HW_OP_UNSUPPORTED		0xFFFF
 #define C(_x)				PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_##_x