diff --git a/arch/x86/events/msr.c b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
index 4bb3ec69e8ea..be0b1968d60a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 #include <asm/intel-family.h>
 
 enum perf_msr_id {
@@ -136,9 +137,6 @@ static int msr_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->attr.type != event->pmu->type)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if (cfg >= PERF_MSR_EVENT_MAX)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* unsupported modes and filters */
 	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
 	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
@@ -149,6 +147,11 @@ static int msr_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	    event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (cfg >= PERF_MSR_EVENT_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cfg = array_index_nospec((unsigned long)cfg, PERF_MSR_EVENT_MAX);
+
 	if (!msr[cfg].attr)
 		return -EINVAL;