diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index f83a71a3e46d..ea899e2b5593 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1443,6 +1443,11 @@ group_sched_out(struct perf_event *group_event,
 		cpuctx->exclusive = 0;
 }
 
+struct remove_event {
+	struct perf_event *event;
+	bool detach_group;
+};
+
 /*
  * Cross CPU call to remove a performance event
  *
@@ -1451,12 +1456,15 @@ group_sched_out(struct perf_event *group_event,
  */
 static int __perf_remove_from_context(void *info)
 {
-	struct perf_event *event = info;
+	struct remove_event *re = info;
+	struct perf_event *event = re->event;
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx;
 	struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx = __get_cpu_context(ctx);
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
 	event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
+	if (re->detach_group)
+		perf_group_detach(event);
 	list_del_event(event, ctx);
 	if (!ctx->nr_events && cpuctx->task_ctx == ctx) {
 		ctx->is_active = 0;
@@ -1481,10 +1489,14 @@ static int __perf_remove_from_context(void *info)
  * When called from perf_event_exit_task, it's OK because the
  * context has been detached from its task.
  */
-static void perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event)
+static void perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event, bool detach_group)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx;
 	struct task_struct *task = ctx->task;
+	struct remove_event re = {
+		.event = event,
+		.detach_group = detach_group,
+	};
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->mutex);
 
@@ -1493,12 +1505,12 @@ static void perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event)
 		 * Per cpu events are removed via an smp call and
 		 * the removal is always successful.
 		 */
-		cpu_function_call(event->cpu, __perf_remove_from_context, event);
+		cpu_function_call(event->cpu, __perf_remove_from_context, &re);
 		return;
 	}
 
 retry:
-	if (!task_function_call(task, __perf_remove_from_context, event))
+	if (!task_function_call(task, __perf_remove_from_context, &re))
 		return;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&ctx->lock);
@@ -1515,6 +1527,8 @@ static void perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * Since the task isn't running, its safe to remove the event, us
 	 * holding the ctx->lock ensures the task won't get scheduled in.
 	 */
+	if (detach_group)
+		perf_group_detach(event);
 	list_del_event(event, ctx);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
 }
@@ -3281,10 +3295,7 @@ int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event)
 	 *     to trigger the AB-BA case.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock_nested(&ctx->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-	raw_spin_lock_irq(&ctx->lock);
-	perf_group_detach(event);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
-	perf_remove_from_context(event);
+	perf_remove_from_context(event, true);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
 	free_event(event);
@@ -7165,7 +7176,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		struct perf_event_context *gctx = group_leader->ctx;
 
 		mutex_lock(&gctx->mutex);
-		perf_remove_from_context(group_leader);
+		perf_remove_from_context(group_leader, false);
 
 		/*
 		 * Removing from the context ends up with disabled
@@ -7175,7 +7186,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		perf_event__state_init(group_leader);
 		list_for_each_entry(sibling, &group_leader->sibling_list,
 				    group_entry) {
-			perf_remove_from_context(sibling);
+			perf_remove_from_context(sibling, false);
 			perf_event__state_init(sibling);
 			put_ctx(gctx);
 		}
@@ -7305,7 +7316,7 @@ void perf_pmu_migrate_context(struct pmu *pmu, int src_cpu, int dst_cpu)
 	mutex_lock(&src_ctx->mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &src_ctx->event_list,
 				 event_entry) {
-		perf_remove_from_context(event);
+		perf_remove_from_context(event, false);
 		unaccount_event_cpu(event, src_cpu);
 		put_ctx(src_ctx);
 		list_add(&event->migrate_entry, &events);
@@ -7367,13 +7378,7 @@ __perf_event_exit_task(struct perf_event *child_event,
 			 struct perf_event_context *child_ctx,
 			 struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	if (child_event->parent) {
-		raw_spin_lock_irq(&child_ctx->lock);
-		perf_group_detach(child_event);
-		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&child_ctx->lock);
-	}
-
-	perf_remove_from_context(child_event);
+	perf_remove_from_context(child_event, !!child_event->parent);
 
 	/*
 	 * It can happen that the parent exits first, and has events
@@ -7857,14 +7862,14 @@ static void perf_pmu_rotate_stop(struct pmu *pmu)
 
 static void __perf_event_exit_context(void *__info)
 {
+	struct remove_event re = { .detach_group = false };
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = __info;
-	struct perf_event *event;
 
 	perf_pmu_rotate_stop(ctx->pmu);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(event, &ctx->event_list, event_entry)
-		__perf_remove_from_context(event);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(re.event, &ctx->event_list, event_entry)
+		__perf_remove_from_context(&re);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }