diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 3b285e656e27..dd8515301fbf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
 		*cpu_type = "i386/core_2";
 		break;
 	case 26:
-		arch_perfmon_setup_counters();
+		model = &op_arch_perfmon_spec;
 		*cpu_type = "i386/core_i7";
 		break;
 	case 28:
@@ -442,16 +442,6 @@ static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int __init arch_perfmon_init(char **cpu_type)
-{
-	if (!cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
-		return 0;
-	*cpu_type = "i386/arch_perfmon";
-	model = &op_arch_perfmon_spec;
-	arch_perfmon_setup_counters();
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /* in order to get sysfs right */
 static int using_nmi;
 
@@ -509,8 +499,15 @@ int __init op_nmi_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!cpu_type && !arch_perfmon_init(&cpu_type))
+		if (cpu_type)
+			break;
+
+		if (!cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
 			return -ENODEV;
+
+		/* use arch perfmon as fallback */
+		cpu_type = "i386/arch_perfmon";
+		model = &op_arch_perfmon_spec;
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
index 2a123990a84c..ae5811966883 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ struct op_x86_model_spec const op_ppro_spec = {
  * the specific CPU.
  */
 
-void arch_perfmon_setup_counters(void)
+static void arch_perfmon_setup_counters(void)
 {
 	union cpuid10_eax eax;
 
@@ -253,7 +253,14 @@ void arch_perfmon_setup_counters(void)
 	op_arch_perfmon_spec.num_controls = num_counters;
 }
 
+static int arch_perfmon_init(struct oprofile_operations *ignore)
+{
+	arch_perfmon_setup_counters();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct op_x86_model_spec op_arch_perfmon_spec = {
+	.init			= &arch_perfmon_init,
 	/* num_counters/num_controls filled in at runtime */
 	.fill_in_addresses	= &ppro_fill_in_addresses,
 	/* user space does the cpuid check for available events */
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
index 2317149c94f0..ed27783bb0d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
@@ -51,6 +51,4 @@ extern struct op_x86_model_spec const op_p4_ht2_spec;
 extern struct op_x86_model_spec const op_amd_spec;
 extern struct op_x86_model_spec op_arch_perfmon_spec;
 
-extern void arch_perfmon_setup_counters(void);
-
 #endif /* OP_X86_MODEL_H */