diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
index dd319e59246b..90b7c501c95b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ static int uncore_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id
 	box->phys_id = phys_id;
 	box->pci_dev = pdev;
 	box->pmu = pmu;
+	uncore_box_init(box);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, box);
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&uncore_box_lock);
@@ -1002,8 +1003,10 @@ static int uncore_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 			pmu = &type->pmus[j];
 			box = *per_cpu_ptr(pmu->box, cpu);
 			/* called by uncore_cpu_init? */
-			if (box && box->phys_id >= 0)
+			if (box && box->phys_id >= 0) {
+				uncore_box_init(box);
 				continue;
+			}
 
 			for_each_online_cpu(k) {
 				exist = *per_cpu_ptr(pmu->box, k);
@@ -1019,8 +1022,10 @@ static int uncore_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (box)
+			if (box) {
 				box->phys_id = phys_id;
+				uncore_box_init(box);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h
index f789ec9a0133..ceac8f5dc018 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h
@@ -258,14 +258,6 @@ static inline int uncore_num_counters(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 	return box->pmu->type->num_counters;
 }
 
-static inline void uncore_box_init(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
-{
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(UNCORE_BOX_FLAG_INITIATED, &box->flags)) {
-		if (box->pmu->type->ops->init_box)
-			box->pmu->type->ops->init_box(box);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void uncore_disable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 {
 	if (box->pmu->type->ops->disable_box)
@@ -274,8 +266,6 @@ static inline void uncore_disable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 
 static inline void uncore_enable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 {
-	uncore_box_init(box);
-
 	if (box->pmu->type->ops->enable_box)
 		box->pmu->type->ops->enable_box(box);
 }
@@ -298,6 +288,14 @@ static inline u64 uncore_read_counter(struct intel_uncore_box *box,
 	return box->pmu->type->ops->read_counter(box, event);
 }
 
+static inline void uncore_box_init(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(UNCORE_BOX_FLAG_INITIATED, &box->flags)) {
+		if (box->pmu->type->ops->init_box)
+			box->pmu->type->ops->init_box(box);
+	}
+}
+
 static inline bool uncore_box_is_fake(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 {
 	return (box->phys_id < 0);