diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8c7d2f4f5fba..1e4841ebc22e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -11223,9 +11223,32 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(perf_event_mux_interval_ms);
 static struct attribute *pmu_dev_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_type.attr,
 	&dev_attr_perf_event_mux_interval_ms.attr,
+	&dev_attr_nr_addr_filters.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static umode_t pmu_dev_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *a, int n)
+{
+	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
+	struct pmu *pmu = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (!pmu->nr_addr_filters)
+		return 0;
+
+	return a->mode;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct attribute_group pmu_dev_attr_group = {
+	.is_visible = pmu_dev_is_visible,
+	.attrs = pmu_dev_attrs,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *pmu_dev_groups[] = {
+	&pmu_dev_attr_group,
 	NULL,
 };
-ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(pmu_dev);
 
 static int pmu_bus_running;
 static struct bus_type pmu_bus = {
@@ -11261,18 +11284,11 @@ static int pmu_dev_alloc(struct pmu *pmu)
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_dev;
 
-	/* For PMUs with address filters, throw in an extra attribute: */
-	if (pmu->nr_addr_filters)
-		ret = device_create_file(pmu->dev, &dev_attr_nr_addr_filters);
-
-	if (ret)
-		goto del_dev;
-
-	if (pmu->attr_update)
+	if (pmu->attr_update) {
 		ret = sysfs_update_groups(&pmu->dev->kobj, pmu->attr_update);
-
-	if (ret)
-		goto del_dev;
+		if (ret)
+			goto del_dev;
+	}
 
 out:
 	return ret;