diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index a6f9eaa6e0bb..e487e6d5a4d0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config SUPERH
 	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT if MMU
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_DMA_API_DEBUG
+	select HAVE_PERF_COUNTER
 	select RTC_LIB
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	help
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/perf_counter.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/perf_counter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8153c2aa6fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/perf_counter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_SH_PERF_COUNTER_H
+#define __ASM_SH_PERF_COUNTER_H
+
+/* SH only supports software counters through this interface. */
+#define set_perf_counter_pending()	do { } while (0)
+
+#endif /* __ASM_SH_PERF_COUNTER_H */