diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
index 6911c5399d02f359bac08f545f54b0e35b59752f..e91970b01d6243e44d14e7e7e732aa44a59d2188 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ static int perf_ibs_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (config & ~perf_ibs->config_mask)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (has_branch_stack(event))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	ret = validate_group(event);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;