diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index c60bbec25c1fe98ca73581ef576d9785c2561a73..b8808bcb9e4e04ef16c63d7e3f0d0f63280722ea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
 		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_POWER4,
-		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
+		.oprofile_cpu_type	= 0,
 		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_power8,
 		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power8,
 		.platform		= "power8",
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
 		.num_pmcs		= 6,
 		.pmc_type		= PPC_PMC_IBM,
-		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/power8",
+		.oprofile_cpu_type	= 0,
 		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_POWER4,
 		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_power8,
 		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power8,