diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/perf_counter.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/perf_counter.h
index f07c587a8304..38d644546435 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/perf_counter.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/perf_counter.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_SPARC_PERF_COUNTER_H
 #define __ASM_SPARC_PERF_COUNTER_H
 
-static inline void set_perf_counter_pending(void) { }
+extern void set_perf_counter_pending(void);
 
 #define	PERF_COUNTER_INDEX_OFFSET	0
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcr.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/pcr.c
index 1ae8cdd7e703..68ff00107073 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcr.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/pcr.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 
+#include <linux/perf_counter.h>
+
 #include <asm/pil.h>
 #include <asm/pcr.h>
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
@@ -34,10 +36,20 @@ unsigned int picl_shift;
  */
 void deferred_pcr_work_irq(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	struct pt_regs *old_regs;
+
 	clear_softint(1 << PIL_DEFERRED_PCR_WORK);
+
+	old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
+	irq_enter();
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
+	perf_counter_do_pending();
+#endif
+	irq_exit();
+	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
 }
 
-void schedule_deferred_pcr_work(void)
+void set_perf_counter_pending(void)
 {
 	set_softint(1 << PIL_DEFERRED_PCR_WORK);
 }