diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index 47a613cdd775c..95382f9944047 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct cpu_spec	cpu_specs[] = {
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER6,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
-		.num_pmcs		= 8,
+		.num_pmcs		= 6,
 		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/power6",
 		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_POWER4,
  		.oprofile_mmcra_sihv	= POWER6_MMCRA_SIHV,