diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Makefile
index 7bbcf1b20cfd..56e084367b93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ amdgpu-y += amdgpu_device.o amdgpu_kms.o \
 	amdgpu_gtt_mgr.o amdgpu_vram_mgr.o amdgpu_virt.o amdgpu_atomfirmware.o \
 	amdgpu_vf_error.o amdgpu_sched.o amdgpu_debugfs.o amdgpu_ids.o \
 	amdgpu_gmc.o amdgpu_xgmi.o amdgpu_csa.o amdgpu_ras.o amdgpu_vm_cpu.o \
-	amdgpu_vm_sdma.o amdgpu_pmu.o amdgpu_discovery.o
+	amdgpu_vm_sdma.o amdgpu_discovery.o
+
+amdgpu-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += amdgpu_pmu.o
 
 # add asic specific block
 amdgpu-$(CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_CIK)+= cik.o cik_ih.o kv_smc.o kv_dpm.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index b4616853f461..d721b4d3024c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -2809,7 +2809,8 @@ fence_driver_init:
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_pmu_init(adev);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS))
+		r = amdgpu_pmu_init(adev);
 	if (r)
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "amdgpu_pmu_init failed\n");
 
@@ -2881,7 +2882,8 @@ void amdgpu_device_fini(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	amdgpu_debugfs_regs_cleanup(adev);
 	device_remove_file(adev->dev, &dev_attr_pcie_replay_count);
 	amdgpu_ucode_sysfs_fini(adev);
-	amdgpu_pmu_fini(adev);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS))
+		amdgpu_pmu_fini(adev);
 	amdgpu_debugfs_preempt_cleanup(adev);
 	if (amdgpu_discovery)
 		amdgpu_discovery_fini(adev);