diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index a055be6125cf592d06e957df0b1125d409c9a5cf..90d09eddd5b27368e358efd44ab552db8330d39c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -523,6 +523,11 @@ CPU_LE(	movk	x0, #0x30d0, lsl #16	)	// Clear EE and E0E on LE systems
 	msr	hstr_el2, xzr			// Disable CP15 traps to EL2
 #endif
 
+	/* EL2 debug */
+	mrs	x0, pmcr_el0			// Disable debug access traps
+	ubfx	x0, x0, #11, #5			// to EL2 and allow access to
+	msr	mdcr_el2, x0			// all PMU counters from EL1
+
 	/* Stage-2 translation */
 	msr	vttbr_el2, xzr