diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
index 3e7ca1e2f25e..7b54b76d39f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct perf_ibs {
 	u64				cnt_mask;
 	u64				enable_mask;
 	u64				valid_mask;
+	u16				min_period;
 	u64				max_period;
 	unsigned long			offset_mask[1];
 	int				offset_max;
@@ -308,10 +309,14 @@ static int perf_ibs_init(struct perf_event *event)
 			/* raw max_cnt may not be set */
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		/* Silently mask off lower nibble. IBS hw mandates it. */
-		hwc->sample_period &= ~0x0FULL;
-		if (!hwc->sample_period)
-			hwc->sample_period = 0x10;
+		if (event->attr.freq) {
+			hwc->sample_period = perf_ibs->min_period;
+		} else {
+			/* Silently mask off lower nibble. IBS hw mandates it. */
+			hwc->sample_period &= ~0x0FULL;
+			if (hwc->sample_period < perf_ibs->min_period)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	} else {
 		u64 period = 0;
 
@@ -329,10 +334,10 @@ static int perf_ibs_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		config &= ~perf_ibs->cnt_mask;
 		event->attr.sample_period = period;
 		hwc->sample_period = period;
-	}
 
-	if (!hwc->sample_period)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		if (hwc->sample_period < perf_ibs->min_period)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If we modify hwc->sample_period, we also need to update
@@ -353,7 +358,8 @@ static int perf_ibs_set_period(struct perf_ibs *perf_ibs,
 	int overflow;
 
 	/* ignore lower 4 bits in min count: */
-	overflow = perf_event_set_period(hwc, 1<<4, perf_ibs->max_period, period);
+	overflow = perf_event_set_period(hwc, perf_ibs->min_period,
+					 perf_ibs->max_period, period);
 	local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, 0);
 
 	return overflow;
@@ -696,6 +702,7 @@ static struct perf_ibs perf_ibs_fetch = {
 	.cnt_mask		= IBS_FETCH_MAX_CNT,
 	.enable_mask		= IBS_FETCH_ENABLE,
 	.valid_mask		= IBS_FETCH_VAL,
+	.min_period		= 0x10,
 	.max_period		= IBS_FETCH_MAX_CNT << 4,
 	.offset_mask		= { MSR_AMD64_IBSFETCH_REG_MASK },
 	.offset_max		= MSR_AMD64_IBSFETCH_REG_COUNT,
@@ -720,6 +727,7 @@ static struct perf_ibs perf_ibs_op = {
 				  IBS_OP_CUR_CNT_RAND,
 	.enable_mask		= IBS_OP_ENABLE,
 	.valid_mask		= IBS_OP_VAL,
+	.min_period		= 0x90,
 	.max_period		= IBS_OP_MAX_CNT << 4,
 	.offset_mask		= { MSR_AMD64_IBSOP_REG_MASK },
 	.offset_max		= MSR_AMD64_IBSOP_REG_COUNT,