diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
index 48d48b6187c0..0eb1d1cc53a8 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static const int cpumf_generic_events_user[] = {
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES]	    = -1,
 };
 
-static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
+static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event, unsigned int type)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	int err = 0;
 	u64 ev;
 
-	switch (attr->type) {
+	switch (type) {
 	case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
 		/* Raw events are used to access counters directly,
 		 * hence do not permit excludes */
@@ -294,17 +294,16 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 
 static int cpumf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 {
+	unsigned int type = event->attr.type;
 	int err;
 
-	switch (event->attr.type) {
-	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
-	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
-	case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
-		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event);
-		break;
-	default:
+	if (type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE || type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
+		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, type);
+	else if (event->pmu->type == type)
+		/* Registered as unknown PMU */
+		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event, PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+	else
 		return -ENOENT;
-	}
 
 	if (unlikely(err) && event->destroy)
 		event->destroy(event);
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ static int __init cpumf_pmu_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	cpumf_pmu.attr_groups = cpumf_cf_event_group();
-	rc = perf_pmu_register(&cpumf_pmu, "cpum_cf", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+	rc = perf_pmu_register(&cpumf_pmu, "cpum_cf", -1);
 	if (rc)
 		pr_err("Registering the cpum_cf PMU failed with rc=%i\n", rc);
 	return rc;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_diag.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_diag.c
index 2654e348801a..e949ab832ed7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_diag.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_diag.c
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ static int cf_diag_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 
 	debug_sprintf_event(cf_diag_dbg, 5,
-			    "%s event %p cpu %d config %#llx "
+			    "%s event %p cpu %d config %#llx type:%u "
 			    "sample_type %#llx cf_diag_events %d\n", __func__,
-			    event, event->cpu, attr->config, attr->sample_type,
-			    atomic_read(&cf_diag_events));
+			    event, event->cpu, attr->config, event->pmu->type,
+			    attr->sample_type, atomic_read(&cf_diag_events));
 
 	if (event->attr.config != PERF_EVENT_CPUM_CF_DIAG ||
-	    event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_RAW)
+	    event->attr.type != event->pmu->type)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Raw events are used to access counters directly,
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static int __init cf_diag_init(void)
 	}
 	debug_register_view(cf_diag_dbg, &debug_sprintf_view);
 
-	rc = perf_pmu_register(&cf_diag, "cpum_cf_diag", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+	rc = perf_pmu_register(&cf_diag, "cpum_cf_diag", -1);
 	if (rc) {
 		debug_unregister_view(cf_diag_dbg, &debug_sprintf_view);
 		debug_unregister(cf_diag_dbg);