diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
index c4b282dcb5f8..70968c8c09d7 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ static int dsu_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	event->hw.config_base = event->attr.config;
-	event->readable_on_cpus = CPU_MASK_ALL;
 	return 0;
 }