diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
index 2406ab863605..b5d678fbf038 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@
 #define NUM_COUNTERS 4
 #define NUM_CONTROLS 4
 #define OP_EVENT_MASK			0x0FFF
+#define OP_CTR_OVERFLOW			(1ULL<<31)
 
 #define MSR_AMD_EVENTSEL_RESERVED	((0xFFFFFCF0ULL<<32)|(1ULL<<21))
 
-#define CTR_OVERFLOWED(n) (!((n) & (1U<<31)))
-
 static unsigned long reset_value[NUM_COUNTERS];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_IBS
@@ -241,17 +240,18 @@ static inline void op_amd_stop_ibs(void) { }
 static int op_amd_check_ctrs(struct pt_regs * const regs,
 			     struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
 {
-	unsigned int low, high;
+	u64 val;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < NUM_COUNTERS; ++i) {
 		if (!reset_value[i])
 			continue;
-		rdmsr(msrs->counters[i].addr, low, high);
-		if (CTR_OVERFLOWED(low)) {
-			oprofile_add_sample(regs, i);
-			wrmsr(msrs->counters[i].addr, -(unsigned int)reset_value[i], -1);
-		}
+		rdmsrl(msrs->counters[i].addr, val);
+		/* bit is clear if overflowed: */
+		if (val & OP_CTR_OVERFLOW)
+			continue;
+		oprofile_add_sample(regs, i);
+		wrmsr(msrs->counters[i].addr, -(unsigned int)reset_value[i], -1);
 	}
 
 	op_amd_handle_ibs(regs, msrs);
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_p4.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_p4.c
index 05ba0287b1f7..ac4ca28b9ed5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_p4.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #define NUM_CCCRS_HT2 9
 #define NUM_CONTROLS_HT2 (NUM_ESCRS_HT2 + NUM_CCCRS_HT2)
 
+#define OP_CTR_OVERFLOW			(1ULL<<31)
+
 static unsigned int num_counters = NUM_COUNTERS_NON_HT;
 static unsigned int num_controls = NUM_CONTROLS_NON_HT;
 
@@ -362,8 +364,6 @@ static struct p4_event_binding p4_events[NUM_EVENTS] = {
 #define CCCR_OVF_P(cccr) ((cccr) & (1U<<31))
 #define CCCR_CLEAR_OVF(cccr) ((cccr) &= (~(1U<<31)))
 
-#define CTR_OVERFLOW_P(ctr) (!((ctr) & 0x80000000))
-
 
 /* this assigns a "stagger" to the current CPU, which is used throughout
    the code in this module as an extra array offset, to select the "even"
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static int p4_check_ctrs(struct pt_regs * const regs,
 
 		rdmsr(p4_counters[real].cccr_address, low, high);
 		rdmsr(p4_counters[real].counter_address, ctr, high);
-		if (CCCR_OVF_P(low) || CTR_OVERFLOW_P(ctr)) {
+		if (CCCR_OVF_P(low) || !(ctr & OP_CTR_OVERFLOW)) {
 			oprofile_add_sample(regs, i);
 			wrmsr(p4_counters[real].counter_address,
 			      -(u32)reset_value[i], -1);
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
index 3092f998baf2..82db396dc3ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 static int num_counters = 2;
 static int counter_width = 32;
 
-#define CTR_OVERFLOWED(n) (!((n) & (1ULL<<(counter_width-1))))
-
 #define MSR_PPRO_EVENTSEL_RESERVED	((0xFFFFFFFFULL<<32)|(1ULL<<21))
 
 static u64 *reset_value;
@@ -124,10 +122,10 @@ static int ppro_check_ctrs(struct pt_regs * const regs,
 		if (!reset_value[i])
 			continue;
 		rdmsrl(msrs->counters[i].addr, val);
-		if (CTR_OVERFLOWED(val)) {
-			oprofile_add_sample(regs, i);
-			wrmsrl(msrs->counters[i].addr, -reset_value[i]);
-		}
+		if (val & (1ULL << (counter_width - 1)))
+			continue;
+		oprofile_add_sample(regs, i);
+		wrmsrl(msrs->counters[i].addr, -reset_value[i]);
 	}
 
 	/* Only P6 based Pentium M need to re-unmask the apic vector but it