diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
index 9b5d6af..8af7998 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
@@ -613,6 +613,17 @@ static struct wd_ops intel_arch_wd_ops = {
 	.evntsel = MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL1,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Check for Intel Core Duo because it has a bug with PERFEVTSEL1
+ * (see Spefication Update bug AE49) and must use PERFEVTSEL0. We cannot
+ * use this counter on other processors supporting X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON
+ * because PEBS requires it.
+ */
+static inline int is_coreduo(void)
+{
+	return boot_cpu_data.x86 == 6 && boot_cpu_data.x86_model == 14;
+}
+
 static void probe_nmi_watchdog(void)
 {
 	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
@@ -623,7 +634,8 @@ static void probe_nmi_watchdog(void)
 		wd_ops = &k7_wd_ops;
 		break;
 	case X86_VENDOR_INTEL:
-		if (cpu_has(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON)) {
+		if (cpu_has(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON)
+		    && !is_coreduo()) {
 			wd_ops = &intel_arch_wd_ops;
 			break;
 		}