diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h
index d0aec72722e9..7074aeccb9f9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct power_pmu {
 #define PPMU_NO_SIPR		0x00000004 /* no SIPR/HV in MMCRA at all */
 #define PPMU_NO_CONT_SAMPLING	0x00000008 /* no continuous sampling */
 #define PPMU_SIAR_VALID		0x00000010 /* Processor has SIAR Valid bit */
+#define PPMU_HAS_SSLOT		0x00000020 /* Has sampled slot in MMCRA */
 
 /*
  * Values for flags to get_alternatives()
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 65362e98eb26..eb644806f00e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ static inline unsigned long perf_ip_adjust(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned long mmcra = regs->dsisr;
 
-	if ((mmcra & MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE) && !(ppmu->flags & PPMU_ALT_SIPR)) {
+	if ((ppmu->flags & PPMU_HAS_SSLOT) && (mmcra & MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE)) {
 		unsigned long slot = (mmcra & MMCRA_SLOT) >> MMCRA_SLOT_SHIFT;
 		if (slot > 1)
 			return 4 * (slot - 1);
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c
index a8757baa28f3..b03b6dc0172d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5+-pmu.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static struct power_pmu power5p_pmu = {
 	.get_alternatives	= power5p_get_alternatives,
 	.disable_pmc		= power5p_disable_pmc,
 	.limited_pmc_event	= power5p_limited_pmc_event,
-	.flags			= PPMU_LIMITED_PMC5_6,
+	.flags			= PPMU_LIMITED_PMC5_6 | PPMU_HAS_SSLOT,
 	.n_generic		= ARRAY_SIZE(power5p_generic_events),
 	.generic_events		= power5p_generic_events,
 	.cache_events		= &power5p_cache_events,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c
index e7f06eb7a861..1e8ce423c3af 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power5-pmu.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static struct power_pmu power5_pmu = {
 	.n_generic		= ARRAY_SIZE(power5_generic_events),
 	.generic_events		= power5_generic_events,
 	.cache_events		= &power5_cache_events,
+	.flags			= PPMU_HAS_SSLOT,
 };
 
 static int __init init_power5_pmu(void)