diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 2e1402556fa0..d6c9dcd1979f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ static inline unsigned long armv7_pmnc_read(void)
 static inline void armv7_pmnc_write(unsigned long val)
 {
 	val &= ARMV7_PMNC_MASK;
+	isb();
 	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c12, 0" : : "r"(val));
 }
 
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ static inline int armv7_pmnc_select_counter(unsigned int idx)
 
 	val = (idx - ARMV7_EVENT_CNT_TO_CNTx) & ARMV7_SELECT_MASK;
 	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c12, 5" : : "r" (val));
+	isb();
 
 	return idx;
 }