#define CTR_IS_RESERVED(msrs,c) (msrs->counters[(c)].addr ? 1 : 0)
 #define CTR_READ(l,h,msrs,c) do {rdmsr(msrs->counters[(c)].addr, (l), (h));} while (0)
-#define CTR_WRITE(l,msrs,c) do {wrmsr(msrs->counters[(c)].addr, -(u32)(l), -1);} while (0)
+#define CTR_32BIT_WRITE(l,msrs,c)      \
+       do {wrmsr(msrs->counters[(c)].addr, -(u32)(l), 0);} while (0)
 #define CTR_OVERFLOWED(n) (!((n) & (1U<<31)))
 
 #define CTRL_IS_RESERVED(msrs,c) (msrs->controls[(c)].addr ? 1 : 0)
        for (i = 0; i < NUM_COUNTERS; ++i) {
                if (unlikely(!CTR_IS_RESERVED(msrs,i)))
                        continue;
-               CTR_WRITE(1, msrs, i);
+               CTR_32BIT_WRITE(1, msrs, i);
        }
 
        /* enable active counters */
                if ((counter_config[i].enabled) && (CTR_IS_RESERVED(msrs,i))) {
                        reset_value[i] = counter_config[i].count;
 
-                       CTR_WRITE(counter_config[i].count, msrs, i);
+                       CTR_32BIT_WRITE(counter_config[i].count, msrs, i);
 
                        CTRL_READ(low, high, msrs, i);
                        CTRL_CLEAR(low);
                CTR_READ(low, high, msrs, i);
                if (CTR_OVERFLOWED(low)) {
                        oprofile_add_sample(regs, i);
-                       CTR_WRITE(reset_value[i], msrs, i);
+                       CTR_32BIT_WRITE(reset_value[i], msrs, i);
                }
        }