diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c b/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
index a876d5ff3897..f38bf6d4dc55 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static void metag_pmu_enable_counter(struct hw_perf_event *event, int idx)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		metag_out32((tmp & 0x0f), perf_addr);
+		metag_out32((config & 0x0f), perf_addr);
 
 		/*
 		 * Now we use the high nibble as the performance event to