1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 15e58d4ea035..132524c8b340 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7818,6 +7818,7 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
               struct perf_event *group_leader,
               struct perf_event_context *child_ctx)
 {
+        enum perf_event_active_state parent_state = parent_event->state;
         struct perf_event *child_event;
         unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -7851,7 +7852,7 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
          * not its attr.disabled bit.  We hold the parent's mutex,
          * so we won't race with perf_event_{en, dis}able_family.
          */
-        if (parent_event->state >= PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE)
+        if (parent_state >= PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE)
                 child_event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE;
         else
                 child_event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF;