1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index e186ee1e63f6..bc3f2efa0d86 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -256,12 +256,11 @@ validate_event(struct pmu_hw_events *hw_events,
                struct perf_event *event)
 {
         struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
-        struct pmu *leader_pmu = event->group_leader->pmu;
 
         if (is_software_event(event))
                 return 1;
 
-        if (event->pmu != leader_pmu || event->state < PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
+        if (event->state < PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
                 return 1;
 
         if (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF && !event->attr.enable_on_exec)