diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
index beeaa474f28f..1fba602ddb7f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ static int etm4_enable_hw(struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata)
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, 0x0, TRCAUXCTLR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->eventctrl0, TRCEVENTCTL0R);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->eventctrl1, TRCEVENTCTL1R);
-	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->stall_ctrl, TRCSTALLCTLR);
+	if (drvdata->stallctl)
+		etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->stall_ctrl, TRCSTALLCTLR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->ts_ctrl, TRCTSCTLR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->syncfreq, TRCSYNCPR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, config->ccctlr, TRCCCCTLR);
@@ -1458,7 +1459,8 @@ static int etm4_cpu_save(struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata)
 	state->trcauxctlr = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCAUXCTLR);
 	state->trceventctl0r = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCEVENTCTL0R);
 	state->trceventctl1r = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCEVENTCTL1R);
-	state->trcstallctlr = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCSTALLCTLR);
+	if (drvdata->stallctl)
+		state->trcstallctlr = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCSTALLCTLR);
 	state->trctsctlr = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCTSCTLR);
 	state->trcsyncpr = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCSYNCPR);
 	state->trcccctlr = etm4x_read32(csa, TRCCCCTLR);
@@ -1570,7 +1572,8 @@ static void etm4_cpu_restore(struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata)
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trcauxctlr, TRCAUXCTLR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trceventctl0r, TRCEVENTCTL0R);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trceventctl1r, TRCEVENTCTL1R);
-	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trcstallctlr, TRCSTALLCTLR);
+	if (drvdata->stallctl)
+		etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trcstallctlr, TRCSTALLCTLR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trctsctlr, TRCTSCTLR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trcsyncpr, TRCSYNCPR);
 	etm4x_relaxed_write32(csa, state->trcccctlr, TRCCCCTLR);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-sysfs.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-sysfs.c
index b646d53a3133..0995a10790f4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-sysfs.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static ssize_t mode_store(struct device *dev,
 		config->eventctrl1 &= ~BIT(12);
 
 	/* bit[8], Instruction stall bit */
-	if (config->mode & ETM_MODE_ISTALL_EN)
+	if ((config->mode & ETM_MODE_ISTALL_EN) && (drvdata->stallctl == true))
 		config->stall_ctrl |= BIT(8);
 	else
 		config->stall_ctrl &= ~BIT(8);