1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 019c5887b698..1635c0c8df23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 
                 if (event->attr.precise_ip > precise)
                         return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+                /* There's no sense in having PEBS for non sampling events: */
+                if (!is_sampling_event(event))
+                        return -EINVAL;
         }
         /*
          * check that PEBS LBR correction does not conflict with