diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
index b5d678f..4ac9d28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
@@ -262,13 +262,13 @@
 
 static void op_amd_start(struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
 {
-	unsigned int low, high;
+	u64 val;
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0 ; i < NUM_COUNTERS ; ++i) {
 		if (reset_value[i]) {
-			rdmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
-			CTRL_SET_ACTIVE(low);
-			wrmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
+			rdmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
+			val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+			wrmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 
 static void op_amd_stop(struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
 {
-	unsigned int low, high;
+	u64 val;
 	int i;
 
 	/*
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@
 	for (i = 0 ; i < NUM_COUNTERS ; ++i) {
 		if (!reset_value[i])
 			continue;
-		rdmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
-		CTRL_SET_INACTIVE(low);
-		wrmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
+		rdmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
+		val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+		wrmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
 	}
 
 	op_amd_stop_ibs();
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
index 82db396..566b43f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
@@ -145,16 +145,16 @@
 
 static void ppro_start(struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
 {
-	unsigned int low, high;
+	u64 val;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!reset_value)
 		return;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_counters; ++i) {
 		if (reset_value[i]) {
-			rdmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
-			CTRL_SET_ACTIVE(low);
-			wrmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
+			rdmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
+			val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+			wrmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 
 static void ppro_stop(struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
 {
-	unsigned int low, high;
+	u64 val;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!reset_value)
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < num_counters; ++i) {
 		if (!reset_value[i])
 			continue;
-		rdmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
-		CTRL_SET_INACTIVE(low);
-		wrmsr(msrs->controls[i].addr, low, high);
+		rdmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
+		val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+		wrmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
index 3220d4c..1c45777 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 #define CTR_IS_RESERVED(msrs, c)	((msrs)->counters[(c)].addr ? 1 : 0)
 #define CTRL_IS_RESERVED(msrs, c)	((msrs)->controls[(c)].addr ? 1 : 0)
-#define CTRL_SET_ACTIVE(val)		((val) |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE)
-#define CTRL_SET_INACTIVE(val)		((val) &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE)
 
 struct op_saved_msr {
 	unsigned int high;