diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index e0dab5ce61e9..ec6e982fd464 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -451,6 +451,12 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
 		event->hw.config |= event->attr.config & X86_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
 
+	if (event->attr.sample_period && x86_pmu.limit_period) {
+		if (x86_pmu.limit_period(event, event->attr.sample_period) >
+				event->attr.sample_period)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return x86_setup_perfctr(event);
 }
 
@@ -988,6 +994,9 @@ int x86_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (left > x86_pmu.max_period)
 		left = x86_pmu.max_period;
 
+	if (x86_pmu.limit_period)
+		left = x86_pmu.limit_period(event, left);
+
 	per_cpu(pmc_prev_left[idx], smp_processor_id()) = left;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
index a371d27d6795..87e5081f4cdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	struct x86_pmu_quirk *quirks;
 	int		perfctr_second_write;
 	bool		late_ack;
+	unsigned	(*limit_period)(struct perf_event *event, unsigned l);
 
 	/*
 	 * sysfs attrs
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 28838536a9f7..fc6dbc46af4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -2096,6 +2096,32 @@ hsw_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, struct perf_event *event)
 	return c;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Broadwell:
+ *
+ * The INST_RETIRED.ALL period always needs to have lowest 6 bits cleared
+ * (BDM55) and it must not use a period smaller than 100 (BDM11). We combine
+ * the two to enforce a minimum period of 128 (the smallest value that has bits
+ * 0-5 cleared and >= 100).
+ *
+ * Because of how the code in x86_perf_event_set_period() works, the truncation
+ * of the lower 6 bits is 'harmless' as we'll occasionally add a longer period
+ * to make up for the 'lost' events due to carrying the 'error' in period_left.
+ *
+ * Therefore the effective (average) period matches the requested period,
+ * despite coarser hardware granularity.
+ */
+static unsigned bdw_limit_period(struct perf_event *event, unsigned left)
+{
+	if ((event->hw.config & INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK) ==
+			X86_CONFIG(.event=0xc0, .umask=0x01)) {
+		if (left < 128)
+			left = 128;
+		left &= ~0x3fu;
+	}
+	return left;
+}
+
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event,	"config:0-7"	);
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(umask,	"config:8-15"	);
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(edge,	"config:18"	);
@@ -2774,6 +2800,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 		x86_pmu.hw_config = hsw_hw_config;
 		x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = hsw_get_event_constraints;
 		x86_pmu.cpu_events = hsw_events_attrs;
+		x86_pmu.limit_period = bdw_limit_period;
 		pr_cont("Broadwell events, ");
 		break;