diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h
index fa4b32625d37..48837e6d8887 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -42,4 +42,7 @@ enum arm_perf_pmu_ids {
 extern enum arm_perf_pmu_ids
 armpmu_get_pmu_id(void);
 
+extern int
+armpmu_get_max_events(void);
+
 #endif /* __ARM_PERF_EVENT_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index 381f1211233e..c45768614c8a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@ armpmu_get_pmu_id(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(armpmu_get_pmu_id);
 
+int
+armpmu_get_max_events(void)
+{
+	int max_events = 0;
+
+	if (armpmu != NULL)
+		max_events = armpmu->num_events;
+
+	return max_events;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(armpmu_get_max_events);
+
 #define HW_OP_UNSUPPORTED		0xFFFF
 
 #define C(_x) \