1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 9dbe8cdaf145..49d8be5a45e3 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ list_del_event(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
         if (event->state > PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
                 event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF;
 
+        if (event->state > PERF_EVENT_STATE_FREE)
+                return;
+
         /*
          * If this was a group event with sibling events then
          * upgrade the siblings to singleton events by adding them
@@ -1861,6 +1864,8 @@ int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event)
 {
         struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx;
 
+        event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_FREE;
+
         WARN_ON_ONCE(ctx->parent_ctx);
         mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
         perf_event_remove_from_context(event);
@@ -5021,7 +5026,7 @@ err_fput_free_put_context:
 
 err_free_put_context:
         if (err < 0)
-                kfree(event);
+                free_event(event);
 
 err_put_context:
         if (err < 0)