diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-stat.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-stat.c
index 588679167c88..644f850b7bde 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-stat.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static void create_perfstat_counter(int counter)
 	memset(&hw_event, 0, sizeof(hw_event));
 	hw_event.config		= event_id[counter];
 	hw_event.record_type	= 0;
-	hw_event.nmi		= 1;
 	hw_event.exclude_kernel = event_mask[counter] & EVENT_MASK_KERNEL;
 	hw_event.exclude_user   = event_mask[counter] & EVENT_MASK_USER;
 
diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c
index 24a887907a7a..a2cff7b05276 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-top.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ static int __cmd_top(void)
 			hw_event.config		= event_id[counter];
 			hw_event.irq_period	= event_count[counter];
 			hw_event.record_type	= PERF_RECORD_IP | PERF_RECORD_TID;
-			hw_event.nmi		= 1;
 			hw_event.mmap		= use_mmap;
 			hw_event.munmap		= use_munmap;
 			hw_event.freq		= freq;