diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index 74da5ebf088e..479c70680b76 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppc_enable_pmcs);
  * that are implemented on the current processor
  */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PMU_SYSFS
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC64) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32)
 #define HAS_PPC_PMC_CLASSIC	1
 #define HAS_PPC_PMC_IBM		1
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppc_enable_pmcs);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32
 #define HAS_PPC_PMC_G4		1
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_PMU_SYSFS */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC64) && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_MISC)
 #define HAS_PPC_PA6T
@@ -812,8 +814,10 @@ static int register_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 			device_create_file(s, &pmc_attrs[i]);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+#ifdef	CONFIG_PMU_SYSFS
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_MMCRA))
 		device_create_file(s, &dev_attr_mmcra);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PMU_SYSFS */
 
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_PURR)) {
 		if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
@@ -901,8 +905,10 @@ static int unregister_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 			device_remove_file(s, &pmc_attrs[i]);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+#ifdef CONFIG_PMU_SYSFS
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_MMCRA))
 		device_remove_file(s, &dev_attr_mmcra);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PMU_SYSFS */
 
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_PURR))
 		device_remove_file(s, &dev_attr_purr);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 6caedc88474f..4208724e9f28 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -425,6 +425,12 @@ config PPC_MM_SLICES
 config PPC_HAVE_PMU_SUPPORT
 	bool
 
+config PMU_SYSFS
+	bool "Create PMU SPRs sysfs file"
+	default n
+	help
+	  This option enables sysfs file creation for PMU SPRs like MMCR* and PMC*.
+
 config PPC_PERF_CTRS
 	def_bool y
 	depends on PERF_EVENTS && PPC_HAVE_PMU_SUPPORT