diff --git a/src/cpucounters.cpp b/src/cpucounters.cpp
index 9d2443b0..d0d7f545 100644
--- a/src/cpucounters.cpp
+++ b/src/cpucounters.cpp
@@ -2858,7 +2858,14 @@ void PCM::initUncorePMUsDirect()
                             uncorePMUDiscovery->getNumBoxes(SPR_CXLDP_BOX_TYPE, s));
                         for (size_t pos = 0; pos < n_units; ++pos)
                         {
-                            cxlPMUs[s].push_back(std::make_pair(createCXLPMU(s, SPR_CXLCM_BOX_TYPE, pos), createCXLPMU(s, SPR_CXLDP_BOX_TYPE, pos)));
+                            try
+                            {
+                                cxlPMUs[s].push_back(std::make_pair(createCXLPMU(s, SPR_CXLCM_BOX_TYPE, pos), createCXLPMU(s, SPR_CXLDP_BOX_TYPE, pos)));
+                            }
+                            catch (const std::exception& e)
+                            {
+                                std::cerr << "CXL PMU initialization for socket " << s << " at position " << pos << " failed: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     break;