diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
index cceb8ec707e4..d2a2a18b5580 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
@@ -516,6 +516,26 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event, unsigned int type)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* Events CPU_CYLCES and INSTRUCTIONS can be submitted with two different
+ * attribute::type values:
+ * - PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+ * - pmu->type:
+ * Handle both type of invocations identical. They address the same hardware.
+ * The result is different when event modifiers exclude_kernel and/or
+ * exclude_user are also set.
+ */
+static int cpumf_pmu_event_type(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	u64 ev = event->attr.config;
+
+	if (cpumf_generic_events_basic[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES] == ev ||
+	    cpumf_generic_events_basic[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS] == ev ||
+	    cpumf_generic_events_user[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES] == ev ||
+	    cpumf_generic_events_user[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS] == ev)
+		return PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
+	return PERF_TYPE_RAW;
+}
+
 static int cpumf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	unsigned int type = event->attr.type;
@@ -525,7 +545,7 @@ static int cpumf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, type);
 	else if (event->pmu->type == type)
 		/* Registered as unknown PMU */
-		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, cpumf_pmu_event_type(event));
 	else
 		return -ENOENT;