diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index ffdf5e0..c78f14a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
 
 extern struct perf_guest_switch_msr *perf_guest_get_msrs(int *nr);
 extern void perf_get_x86_pmu_capability(struct x86_pmu_capability *cap);
+extern void perf_check_microcode(void);
 #else
 static inline perf_guest_switch_msr *perf_guest_get_msrs(int *nr)
 {
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@
 }
 
 static inline void perf_events_lapic_init(void)	{ }
+static inline void perf_check_microcode(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 3eb88eb..29557aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 		int precise = 0;
 
 		/* Support for constant skid */
-		if (x86_pmu.pebs_active) {
+		if (x86_pmu.pebs_active && !x86_pmu.pebs_broken) {
 			precise++;
 
 			/* Support for IP fixup */
@@ -1650,13 +1650,20 @@
 		x86_pmu.flush_branch_stack();
 }
 
+void perf_check_microcode(void)
+{
+	if (x86_pmu.check_microcode)
+		x86_pmu.check_microcode();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_check_microcode);
+
 static struct pmu pmu = {
 	.pmu_enable		= x86_pmu_enable,
 	.pmu_disable		= x86_pmu_disable,
 
-	.attr_groups	= x86_pmu_attr_groups,
+	.attr_groups		= x86_pmu_attr_groups,
 
-	.event_init	= x86_pmu_event_init,
+	.event_init		= x86_pmu_event_init,
 
 	.add			= x86_pmu_add,
 	.del			= x86_pmu_del,
@@ -1664,11 +1671,11 @@
 	.stop			= x86_pmu_stop,
 	.read			= x86_pmu_read,
 
-	.start_txn	= x86_pmu_start_txn,
-	.cancel_txn	= x86_pmu_cancel_txn,
-	.commit_txn	= x86_pmu_commit_txn,
+	.start_txn		= x86_pmu_start_txn,
+	.cancel_txn		= x86_pmu_cancel_txn,
+	.commit_txn		= x86_pmu_commit_txn,
 
-	.event_idx	= x86_pmu_event_idx,
+	.event_idx		= x86_pmu_event_idx,
 	.flush_branch_stack	= x86_pmu_flush_branch_stack,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
index 83238f2..3f5c669 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
 	void		(*cpu_starting)(int cpu);
 	void		(*cpu_dying)(int cpu);
 	void		(*cpu_dead)(int cpu);
+
+	void		(*check_microcode)(void);
 	void		(*flush_branch_stack)(void);
 
 	/*
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@
 	 * Intel DebugStore bits
 	 */
 	int		bts, pebs;
-	int		bts_active, pebs_active;
+	int		bts_active, pebs_active, pebs_broken;
 	int		pebs_record_size;
 	void		(*drain_pebs)(struct pt_regs *regs);
 	struct event_constraint *pebs_constraints;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 2e9444c..5fdedb4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -1712,11 +1712,56 @@
 	x86_pmu.pebs_constraints = NULL;
 }
 
+static int intel_snb_pebs_broken(int cpu)
+{
+	u32 rev = UINT_MAX; /* default to broken for unknown models */
+
+	switch (cpu_data(cpu).x86_model) {
+	case 42: /* SNB */
+		rev = 0x28;
+		break;
+
+	case 45: /* SNB-EP */
+		switch (cpu_data(cpu).x86_mask) {
+		case 6: rev = 0x618; break;
+		case 7: rev = 0x70c; break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return (cpu_data(cpu).microcode < rev);
+}
+
+static void intel_snb_check_microcode(void)
+{
+	int pebs_broken = 0;
+	int cpu;
+
+	get_online_cpus();
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		if ((pebs_broken = intel_snb_pebs_broken(cpu)))
+			break;
+	}
+	put_online_cpus();
+
+	if (pebs_broken == x86_pmu.pebs_broken)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Serialized by the microcode lock..
+	 */
+	if (x86_pmu.pebs_broken) {
+		pr_info("PEBS enabled due to microcode update\n");
+		x86_pmu.pebs_broken = 0;
+	} else {
+		pr_info("PEBS disabled due to CPU errata, please upgrade microcode\n");
+		x86_pmu.pebs_broken = 1;
+	}
+}
+
 static __init void intel_sandybridge_quirk(void)
 {
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "PEBS disabled due to CPU errata.\n");
-	x86_pmu.pebs = 0;
-	x86_pmu.pebs_constraints = NULL;
+	x86_pmu.check_microcode = intel_snb_check_microcode;
+	intel_snb_check_microcode();
 }
 
 static const struct { int id; char *name; } intel_arch_events_map[] __initconst = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
index 947e4c6..1649cf8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #include <asm/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
+#include <asm/perf_event.h>
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Microcode Update Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>");
@@ -277,7 +278,6 @@
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&microcode_mutex);
 	if (uci->valid) {
 		enum ucode_state ustate;
 
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@
 			if (ustate == UCODE_ERROR)
 				err = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&microcode_mutex);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -309,6 +308,7 @@
 		return size;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
+	mutex_lock(&microcode_mutex);
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		tmp_ret = reload_for_cpu(cpu);
 		if (tmp_ret != 0)
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = tmp_ret;
 	}
+	if (!ret)
+		perf_check_microcode();
+	mutex_unlock(&microcode_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	if (!ret)
@@ -557,7 +560,8 @@
 	mutex_lock(&microcode_mutex);
 
 	error = subsys_interface_register(&mc_cpu_interface);
-
+	if (!error)
+		perf_check_microcode();
 	mutex_unlock(&microcode_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();