ret = 0;
  out:
        if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-               power_pmu_bhrb_enable(event);
-               cpuhw->bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
-                                       event->attr.branch_sample_type);
+               u64 bhrb_filter = -1;
+
+               if (ppmu->bhrb_filter_map)
+                       bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
+                               event->attr.branch_sample_type);
+
+               if (bhrb_filter != -1) {
+                       cpuhw->bhrb_filter = bhrb_filter;
+                       power_pmu_bhrb_enable(event);
+               }
        }
 
        perf_pmu_enable(event->pmu);
        int n;
        int err;
        struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw;
-       u64 bhrb_filter;
 
        if (!ppmu)
                return -ENOENT;
        err = power_check_constraints(cpuhw, events, cflags, n + 1);
 
        if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-               bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
+               u64 bhrb_filter = -1;
+
+               if (ppmu->bhrb_filter_map)
+                       bhrb_filter = ppmu->bhrb_filter_map(
                                        event->attr.branch_sample_type);
 
                if (bhrb_filter == -1) {