diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index 1f0937d7d4b546a1f8e90269075fec63a9b7df88..2a45d0f043852a33cc41826c7835c59471b1ed60 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTRS_POWER8,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
-		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_POWER4,
-		.oprofile_cpu_type	= 0,
+		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_INVALID,
+		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
 		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_power8,
 		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power8,
 		.platform		= "power8",
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
 		.num_pmcs		= 6,
 		.pmc_type		= PPC_PMC_IBM,
-		.oprofile_cpu_type	= 0,
-		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_POWER4,
+		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/power8",
+		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_INVALID,
 		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_power8,
 		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power8,
 		.platform		= "power8",