diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
index 2bdfcf80b434..de3d9621b694 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static struct intel_uncore_ops icl_uncore_msr_ops = {
 
 static struct intel_uncore_type icl_uncore_cbox = {
 	.name		= "cbox",
-	.num_counters   = 4,
+	.num_counters   = 2,
 	.perf_ctr_bits	= 44,
 	.perf_ctr	= ICL_UNC_CBO_0_PER_CTR0,
 	.event_ctl	= SNB_UNC_CBO_0_PERFEVTSEL0,