diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 678c55d..58e9068 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -997,6 +997,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct pmu_hw_events *events = cpu_pmu->get_hw_events();
+	unsigned long long prev_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
 
 	/*
 	 * Enable counter and interrupt, and set the counter to count
@@ -1022,6 +1023,9 @@
 	 */
 	armv7_pmnc_enable_intens(idx);
 
+	/* Restore prev val */
+	armv7pmu_write_counter(idx, prev_count & 0xffffffff);
+
 	/*
 	 * Enable counter
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/perf_debug.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/perf_debug.c
index 52e58a2..eefe3268 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/perf_debug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/perf_debug.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 static char *descriptions =
 	"0  msm: perf: add debug patch logging framework\n"
+	"1  Perf: Restore counter after powercollapse for generic ARM PMU's\n"
 ;
 
 static ssize_t desc_read(struct file *fp, char __user *buf,