diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
index 9466184d0039..76bc3bb18c45 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
@@ -1615,8 +1615,7 @@ init_hw_perf_events(void)
 
 	if (get_c0_perfcount_int)
 		irq = get_c0_perfcount_int();
-	else if ((cp0_perfcount_irq >= 0) &&
-		 (cp0_compare_irq != cp0_perfcount_irq))
+	else if (cp0_perfcount_irq >= 0)
 		irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + cp0_perfcount_irq;
 	else
 		irq = -1;
diff --git a/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c
index faf0d4ad0cc2..24729f023d93 100644
--- a/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c
@@ -435,8 +435,7 @@ static int __init mipsxx_init(void)
 
 	if (get_c0_perfcount_int)
 		perfcount_irq = get_c0_perfcount_int();
-	else if ((cp0_perfcount_irq >= 0) &&
-		 (cp0_compare_irq != cp0_perfcount_irq))
+	else if (cp0_perfcount_irq >= 0)
 		perfcount_irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + cp0_perfcount_irq;
 	else
 		perfcount_irq = -1;