1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 5dcc0bd08d11..b7231498de47 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8000,6 +8000,9 @@ perf_event_alloc(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
                 }
         }
 
+        /* symmetric to unaccount_event() in _free_event() */
+        account_event(event);
+
         return event;
 
 err_per_task:
@@ -8363,8 +8366,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
                 }
         }
 
-        account_event(event);
-
         /*
          * Special case software events and allow them to be part of
          * any hardware group.
@@ -8661,8 +8662,6 @@ perf_event_create_kernel_counter(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
         /* Mark owner so we could distinguish it from user events. */
         event->owner = TASK_TOMBSTONE;
 
-        account_event(event);
-
         ctx = find_get_context(event->pmu, task, event);
         if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
                 err = PTR_ERR(ctx);