diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index a661010308c0..d07788dad388 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ armv8pmu_events_sysfs_show(struct device *dev,
 }
 
 #define ARMV8_EVENT_ATTR(name, config)						\
-	(&((struct perf_pmu_events_attr) {					\
-		.attr = __ATTR(name, 0444, armv8pmu_events_sysfs_show, NULL),	\
-		.id = config,							\
-	}).attr.attr)
+	PMU_EVENT_ATTR_ID(name, armv8pmu_events_sysfs_show, config)
 
 static struct attribute *armv8_pmuv3_event_attrs[] = {
 	ARMV8_EVENT_ATTR(sw_incr, ARMV8_PMUV3_PERFCTR_SW_INCR),