diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
index e2c731cfed8c..0d19f47d1018 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
@@ -86,17 +86,4 @@ config ERRATA_THEAD_CMO
 
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say "Y".
 
-config ERRATA_THEAD_PMU
-	bool "Apply T-Head PMU errata"
-	depends on ERRATA_THEAD && RISCV_PMU_SBI
-	default y
-	help
-	  The T-Head C9xx cores implement a PMU overflow extension very
-	  similar to the core SSCOFPMF extension.
-
-	  This will apply the overflow errata to handle the non-standard
-	  behaviour via the regular SBI PMU driver and interface.
-
-	  If you don't know what to do here, say "Y".
-
 endmenu # "CPU errata selection"
diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
index 0554ed4bf087..5de5f7209132 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
@@ -53,22 +53,6 @@ static bool errata_probe_cmo(unsigned int stage,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool errata_probe_pmu(unsigned int stage,
-			     unsigned long arch_id, unsigned long impid)
-{
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD_PMU))
-		return false;
-
-	/* target-c9xx cores report arch_id and impid as 0 */
-	if (arch_id != 0 || impid != 0)
-		return false;
-
-	if (stage == RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_EARLY_BOOT)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static u32 thead_errata_probe(unsigned int stage,
 			      unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid)
 {
@@ -80,9 +64,6 @@ static u32 thead_errata_probe(unsigned int stage,
 	if (errata_probe_cmo(stage, archid, impid))
 		cpu_req_errata |= BIT(ERRATA_THEAD_CMO);
 
-	if (errata_probe_pmu(stage, archid, impid))
-		cpu_req_errata |= BIT(ERRATA_THEAD_PMU);
-
 	return cpu_req_errata;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
index 4ed21a62158c..9bccc2ba0eb5 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD
 #define	ERRATA_THEAD_PBMT 0
 #define	ERRATA_THEAD_CMO 1
-#define	ERRATA_THEAD_PMU 2
-#define	ERRATA_THEAD_NUMBER 3
+#define	ERRATA_THEAD_NUMBER 2
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
@@ -147,18 +146,6 @@ asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE_2(						\
 	    "r"((unsigned long)(_start) + (_size))			\
 	: "a0")
 
-#define THEAD_C9XX_RV_IRQ_PMU			17
-#define THEAD_C9XX_CSR_SCOUNTEROF		0x5c5
-
-#define ALT_SBI_PMU_OVERFLOW(__ovl)					\
-asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE(						\
-	"csrr %0, " __stringify(CSR_SSCOUNTOVF),			\
-	"csrr %0, " __stringify(THEAD_C9XX_CSR_SCOUNTEROF),		\
-		THEAD_VENDOR_ID, ERRATA_THEAD_PMU,			\
-		CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD_PMU)				\
-	: "=r" (__ovl) :						\
-	: "memory")
-
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwcap.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwcap.h
index 5340f818746b..480f9da7fba7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwcap.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwcap.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #define RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZFA		71
 #define RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZTSO		72
 #define RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZACAS		73
+#define RISCV_ISA_EXT_XTHEADPMU		74
 
 #define RISCV_ISA_EXT_MAX		128
 #define RISCV_ISA_EXT_INVALID		U32_MAX
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
index e32591e9da90..4aded5bf8fc3 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ const struct riscv_isa_ext_data riscv_isa_ext[] = {
 	__RISCV_ISA_EXT_DATA(svinval, RISCV_ISA_EXT_SVINVAL),
 	__RISCV_ISA_EXT_DATA(svnapot, RISCV_ISA_EXT_SVNAPOT),
 	__RISCV_ISA_EXT_DATA(svpbmt, RISCV_ISA_EXT_SVPBMT),
+	__RISCV_ISA_EXT_DATA(xtheadpmu, RISCV_ISA_EXT_XTHEADPMU),
 };
 
 const size_t riscv_isa_ext_count = ARRAY_SIZE(riscv_isa_ext);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/Kconfig b/drivers/perf/Kconfig
index 273d67ecf6d2..6cef15ec7c25 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/perf/Kconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ config RISCV_PMU_SBI
 	  full perf feature support i.e. counter overflow, privilege mode
 	  filtering, counter configuration.
 
+config THEAD_CUSTOM_PMU
+	bool "T-Head custom PMU support"
+	depends on ARCH_THEAD && RISCV_ALTERNATIVE && RISCV_PMU_SBI
+	default y
+	help
+	  The T-Head C9xx cores implement a PMU overflow extension very
+	  similar to the core SSCOFPMF extension.
+
+	  This will patch the overflow CSR and handle the non-standard
+	  behaviour via the regular SBI PMU driver and interface.
+
+	  If you don't know what to do here, say "Y".
+
 config ARM_PMU_ACPI
 	depends on ARM_PMU && ACPI
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index 2edbc37abadf..31ca79846399 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -20,10 +20,21 @@
 #include <linux/cpu_pm.h>
 #include <linux/sched/clock.h>
 
-#include <asm/errata_list.h>
 #include <asm/sbi.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 
+#define THEAD_C9XX_RV_IRQ_PMU		17
+#define THEAD_C9XX_CSR_SCOUNTEROF	0x5c5
+
+#define ALT_SBI_PMU_OVERFLOW(__ovl)					\
+asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE(						\
+	"csrr %0, " __stringify(CSR_SSCOUNTOVF),			\
+	"csrr %0, " __stringify(THEAD_C9XX_CSR_SCOUNTEROF),		\
+		0, RISCV_ISA_EXT_XTHEADPMU,				\
+		CONFIG_THEAD_CUSTOM_PMU)				\
+	: "=r" (__ovl) :						\
+	: "memory")
+
 #define SYSCTL_NO_USER_ACCESS	0
 #define SYSCTL_USER_ACCESS	1
 #define SYSCTL_LEGACY		2
@@ -808,10 +819,8 @@ static int pmu_sbi_setup_irqs(struct riscv_pmu *pmu, struct platform_device *pde
 	if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, SSCOFPMF)) {
 		riscv_pmu_irq_num = RV_IRQ_PMU;
 		riscv_pmu_use_irq = true;
-	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD_PMU) &&
-		   riscv_cached_mvendorid(0) == THEAD_VENDOR_ID &&
-		   riscv_cached_marchid(0) == 0 &&
-		   riscv_cached_mimpid(0) == 0) {
+	} else if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, XTHEADPMU) &&
+		   IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_THEAD_CUSTOM_PMU)) {
 		riscv_pmu_irq_num = THEAD_C9XX_RV_IRQ_PMU;
 		riscv_pmu_use_irq = true;
 	}
