diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
index 62f317c9113a..5b35b7ea5d72 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
@@ -661,10 +661,17 @@ fail:
 
 	throttle = perf_event_overflow(event, &data, &regs);
 out:
-	if (throttle)
+	if (throttle) {
 		perf_ibs_stop(event, 0);
-	else
-		perf_ibs_enable_event(perf_ibs, hwc, period >> 4);
+	} else {
+		period >>= 4;
+
+		if ((ibs_caps & IBS_CAPS_RDWROPCNT) &&
+		    (*config & IBS_OP_CNT_CTL))
+			period |= *config & IBS_OP_CUR_CNT_RAND;
+
+		perf_ibs_enable_event(perf_ibs, hwc, period);
+	}
 
 	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 648260b5f367..e4c2cb65ea50 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3572,6 +3572,11 @@ static u64 bdw_limit_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 left)
 	return left;
 }
 
+static u64 nhm_limit_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 left)
+{
+	return max(left, 32ULL);
+}
+
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event,	"config:0-7"	);
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(umask,	"config:8-15"	);
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(edge,	"config:18"	);
@@ -4606,6 +4611,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 		x86_pmu.pebs_constraints = intel_nehalem_pebs_event_constraints;
 		x86_pmu.enable_all = intel_pmu_nhm_enable_all;
 		x86_pmu.extra_regs = intel_nehalem_extra_regs;
+		x86_pmu.limit_period = nhm_limit_period;
 
 		mem_attr = nhm_mem_events_attrs;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index 1392d5e6e8d6..ee26e9215f18 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -252,16 +252,20 @@ struct pebs_lbr {
 #define IBSCTL_LVT_OFFSET_VALID		(1ULL<<8)
 #define IBSCTL_LVT_OFFSET_MASK		0x0F
 
-/* ibs fetch bits/masks */
+/* IBS fetch bits/masks */
 #define IBS_FETCH_RAND_EN	(1ULL<<57)
 #define IBS_FETCH_VAL		(1ULL<<49)
 #define IBS_FETCH_ENABLE	(1ULL<<48)
 #define IBS_FETCH_CNT		0xFFFF0000ULL
 #define IBS_FETCH_MAX_CNT	0x0000FFFFULL
 
-/* ibs op bits/masks */
-/* lower 4 bits of the current count are ignored: */
-#define IBS_OP_CUR_CNT		(0xFFFF0ULL<<32)
+/*
+ * IBS op bits/masks
+ * The lower 7 bits of the current count are random bits
+ * preloaded by hardware and ignored in software
+ */
+#define IBS_OP_CUR_CNT		(0xFFF80ULL<<32)
+#define IBS_OP_CUR_CNT_RAND	(0x0007FULL<<32)
 #define IBS_OP_CNT_CTL		(1ULL<<19)
 #define IBS_OP_VAL		(1ULL<<18)
 #define IBS_OP_ENABLE		(1ULL<<17)