diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index e31629fb6e7e..e29c846bf35d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ static void write_mmcr0(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw, unsigned long mmcr0)
 static void power_pmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu)
 {
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw;
-	unsigned long flags, mmcr0, val;
+	unsigned long flags, mmcr0, val, mmcra;
 
 	if (!ppmu)
 		return;
@@ -1252,12 +1252,24 @@ static void power_pmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu)
 		mb();
 		isync();
 
+		val = mmcra = cpuhw->mmcr.mmcra;
+
 		/*
 		 * Disable instruction sampling if it was enabled
 		 */
-		if (cpuhw->mmcr.mmcra & MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE) {
-			mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA,
-			      cpuhw->mmcr.mmcra & ~MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE);
+		if (cpuhw->mmcr.mmcra & MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE)
+			val &= ~MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE;
+
+		/* Disable BHRB via mmcra (BHRBRD) for p10 */
+		if (ppmu->flags & PPMU_ARCH_31)
+			val |= MMCRA_BHRB_DISABLE;
+
+		/*
+		 * Write SPRN_MMCRA if mmcra has either disabled
+		 * instruction sampling or BHRB.
+		 */
+		if (val != mmcra) {
+			mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, mmcra);
 			mb();
 			isync();
 		}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c
index 77643f3ae464..964437adec18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/isa207-common.c
@@ -404,6 +404,13 @@ int isa207_compute_mmcr(u64 event[], int n_ev,
 
 	mmcra = mmcr1 = mmcr2 = mmcr3 = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Disable bhrb unless explicitly requested
+	 * by setting MMCRA (BHRBRD) bit.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31))
+		mmcra |= MMCRA_BHRB_DISABLE;
+
 	/* Second pass: assign PMCs, set all MMCR1 fields */
 	for (i = 0; i < n_ev; ++i) {
 		pmc     = (event[i] >> EVENT_PMC_SHIFT) & EVENT_PMC_MASK;
@@ -479,6 +486,11 @@ int isa207_compute_mmcr(u64 event[], int n_ev,
 			mmcra |= val << MMCRA_IFM_SHIFT;
 		}
 
+		/* set MMCRA (BHRBRD) to 0 if there is user request for BHRB */
+		if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31) &&
+				(has_branch_stack(pevents[i]) || (event[i] & EVENT_WANTS_BHRB)))
+			mmcra &= ~MMCRA_BHRB_DISABLE;
+
 		if (pevents[i]->attr.exclude_user)
 			mmcr2 |= MMCR2_FCP(pmc);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
index 2dd467383a88..1c9d0a9d50e0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ static unsigned long power9_idle_stop(unsigned long psscr, bool mmu_on)
 	unsigned long srr1;
 	unsigned long pls;
 	unsigned long mmcr0 = 0;
+	unsigned long mmcra = 0;
 	struct p9_sprs sprs = {}; /* avoid false used-uninitialised */
 	bool sprs_saved = false;
 
@@ -657,6 +658,21 @@ static unsigned long power9_idle_stop(unsigned long psscr, bool mmu_on)
 		  */
 		mmcr0		= mfspr(SPRN_MMCR0);
 	}
+
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31)) {
+		/*
+		 * POWER10 uses MMCRA (BHRBRD) as BHRB disable bit.
+		 * If the user hasn't asked for the BHRB to be
+		 * written, the value of MMCRA[BHRBRD] is 1.
+		 * On wakeup from stop, MMCRA[BHRBD] will be 0,
+		 * since it is previleged resource and will be lost.
+		 * Thus, if we do not save and restore the MMCRA[BHRBD],
+		 * hardware will be needlessly writing to the BHRB
+		 * in problem mode.
+		 */
+		mmcra		= mfspr(SPRN_MMCRA);
+	}
+
 	if ((psscr & PSSCR_RL_MASK) >= pnv_first_spr_loss_level) {
 		sprs.lpcr	= mfspr(SPRN_LPCR);
 		sprs.hfscr	= mfspr(SPRN_HFSCR);
@@ -700,8 +716,6 @@ static unsigned long power9_idle_stop(unsigned long psscr, bool mmu_on)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(mfmsr() & (MSR_IR|MSR_DR));
 
 	if ((srr1 & SRR1_WAKESTATE) != SRR1_WS_NOLOSS) {
-		unsigned long mmcra;
-
 		/*
 		 * We don't need an isync after the mtsprs here because the
 		 * upcoming mtmsrd is execution synchronizing.
@@ -721,6 +735,10 @@ static unsigned long power9_idle_stop(unsigned long psscr, bool mmu_on)
 			mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, mmcr0);
 		}
 
+		/* Reload MMCRA to restore BHRB disable bit for POWER10 */
+		if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31))
+			mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, mmcra);
+
 		/*
 		 * DD2.2 and earlier need to set then clear bit 60 in MMCRA
 		 * to ensure the PMU starts running.