diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
index 13d0995fa3b..83b76a39e42 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "BogoMIPS\t: %u.%02u\n",
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
                      up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
                      (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
 
       /* CPU Features */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_cpuinfo.c
index cc1b0e35088..9c9552d7739 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_cpuinfo.c
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "BogoMIPS\t: %u.%02u\n",
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
                      up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
                      (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
 
       /* CPU Features */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
index 0b677e651ec..6d8fbb84501 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "BogoMIPS\t: %u.%02u\n",
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
                      up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
                      (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
 
       /* CPU Features */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_cpuinfo.c
index 522729b46f0..5137d0b582b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_cpuinfo.c
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "BogoMIPS\t: %u.%02u\n",
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
                      up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
                      (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
 
       /* CPU Features */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv8-m/arm_cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm/src/armv8-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
index 0022f5259df..79e90519516 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv8-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv8-m/arm_cpuinfo.c
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "BogoMIPS\t: %u.%02u\n",
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
                      up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
                      (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
 
       /* Cpu features */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_cpuinfo.c
index af53a31719b..920f057e7eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_cpuinfo.c
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "BogoMIPS\t: %u.%02u\n",
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                      (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
       procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
                      up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
                      (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
 
       /* CPU Features */
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpuinfo.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpuinfo.c
index 147f0d32c08..2aab9a4b14c 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpuinfo.c
@@ -100,14 +100,17 @@ ssize_t up_show_cpuinfo(FAR char *buf, size_t buf_size, off_t file_off)
 
   procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off,
                  "byte order\t: %s\n"
-                 "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n"
                  "bogomips\t: %u.%02u\n",
                  XCHAL_HAVE_BE ? "big" : "little",
-                 up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
-                 (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100,
                  (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 1000),
                  (CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC / 10) % 100);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_PERF_EVENTS)
+      procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "cpu MHz\t\t: %lu.%02lu\n",
+                     up_perf_getfreq() / 1000000,
+                     (up_perf_getfreq() / 10000) % 100);
+#endif
+
   /* Features */
 
   procfs_sprintf(buf, buf_size, &file_off, "flags\t\t: "