diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c b/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
index 1bfeb16..bfd03e0 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
@@ -1327,15 +1327,6 @@ static int cci_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* We have no filtering of any kind */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 * Following the example set by other "uncore" PMUs, we accept any CPU
 	 * and rewrite its affinity dynamically rather than having perf core
@@ -1433,6 +1424,7 @@ static int cci_pmu_init(struct cci_pmu *cci_pmu, struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= cci_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	cci_pmu->plat_device = pdev;
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
index 7dd850e..2ae7602 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
@@ -741,10 +741,7 @@ static int arm_ccn_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (has_branch_stack(event) || event->attr.exclude_user ||
-			event->attr.exclude_kernel || event->attr.exclude_hv ||
-			event->attr.exclude_idle || event->attr.exclude_host ||
-			event->attr.exclude_guest) {
+	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
 		dev_dbg(ccn->dev, "Can't exclude execution levels!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1290,6 +1287,7 @@ static int arm_ccn_pmu_init(struct arm_ccn *ccn)
 		.read = arm_ccn_pmu_event_read,
 		.pmu_enable = arm_ccn_pmu_enable,
 		.pmu_disable = arm_ccn_pmu_disable,
+		.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	/* No overflow interrupt? Have to use a timer instead. */
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
index 660cb8a..5851de5 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
@@ -562,13 +562,7 @@ static int dsu_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (has_branch_stack(event) ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_user ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest) {
+	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
 		dev_dbg(dsu_pmu->pmu.dev, "Can't support filtering\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -735,6 +729,7 @@ static int dsu_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.read		= dsu_pmu_read,
 
 		.attr_groups	= dsu_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	rc = perf_pmu_register(&dsu_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c
index 69372e2..0eba947 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ static int hisi_ddrc_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= hisi_uncore_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= hisi_uncore_pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= hisi_ddrc_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&ddrc_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c
index 443906e..2553a84 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ static int hisi_hha_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= hisi_uncore_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= hisi_uncore_pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= hisi_hha_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&hha_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c
index 0bde5d9..cf1cc34 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ static int hisi_l3c_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= hisi_uncore_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= hisi_uncore_pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= hisi_l3c_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&l3c_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c
index 9efd241..f028cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c
@@ -142,15 +142,6 @@ int hisi_uncore_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* counters do not have these bits */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 *  The uncore counters not specific to any CPU, so cannot
 	 *  support per-task
diff --git a/drivers/perf/thunderx2_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/thunderx2_pmu.c
index c9a1701..43d76c8 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/thunderx2_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/thunderx2_pmu.c
@@ -424,15 +424,6 @@ static int tx2_uncore_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* We have no filtering of any kind */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -572,6 +563,7 @@ static int tx2_uncore_pmu_register(
 		.start		= tx2_uncore_event_start,
 		.stop		= tx2_uncore_event_stop,
 		.read		= tx2_uncore_event_read,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	tx2_pmu->pmu.name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL,
