diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 56003c6edfd3..fa0b2d4ad83c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7856,14 +7856,14 @@ static void perf_pmu_rotate_stop(struct pmu *pmu)
 static void __perf_event_exit_context(void *__info)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = __info;
-	struct perf_event *event, *tmp;
+	struct perf_event *event;
 
 	perf_pmu_rotate_stop(ctx->pmu);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->pinned_groups, group_entry)
-		__perf_remove_from_context(event);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry)
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(event, &ctx->event_list, event_entry)
 		__perf_remove_from_context(event);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void perf_event_exit_cpu_context(int cpu)
@@ -7887,11 +7887,11 @@ static void perf_event_exit_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct swevent_htable *swhash = &per_cpu(swevent_htable, cpu);
 
+	perf_event_exit_cpu_context(cpu);
+
 	mutex_lock(&swhash->hlist_mutex);
 	swevent_hlist_release(swhash);
 	mutex_unlock(&swhash->hlist_mutex);
-
-	perf_event_exit_cpu_context(cpu);
 }
 #else
 static inline void perf_event_exit_cpu(int cpu) { }