diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index a524329149a7..b710976fb01b 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2333,6 +2333,7 @@ group_sched_out(struct perf_event *group_event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 #define DETACH_GROUP	0x01UL
 #define DETACH_CHILD	0x02UL
 #define DETACH_DEAD	0x04UL
+#define DETACH_EXIT	0x08UL
 
 /*
  * Cross CPU call to remove a performance event
@@ -2347,6 +2348,7 @@ __perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event,
 			   void *info)
 {
 	struct perf_event_pmu_context *pmu_ctx = event->pmu_ctx;
+	enum perf_event_state state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF;
 	unsigned long flags = (unsigned long)info;
 
 	if (ctx->is_active & EVENT_TIME) {
@@ -2358,16 +2360,19 @@ __perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event,
 	 * Ensure event_sched_out() switches to OFF, at the very least
 	 * this avoids raising perf_pending_task() at this time.
 	 */
-	if (flags & DETACH_DEAD)
+	if (flags & DETACH_EXIT)
+		state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_EXIT;
+	if (flags & DETACH_DEAD) {
 		event->pending_disable = 1;
+		state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_DEAD;
+	}
 	event_sched_out(event, ctx);
+	perf_event_set_state(event, min(event->state, state));
 	if (flags & DETACH_GROUP)
 		perf_group_detach(event);
 	if (flags & DETACH_CHILD)
 		perf_child_detach(event);
 	list_del_event(event, ctx);
-	if (flags & DETACH_DEAD)
-		event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_DEAD;
 
 	if (!pmu_ctx->nr_events) {
 		pmu_ctx->rotate_necessary = 0;
@@ -13140,12 +13145,7 @@ perf_event_exit_event(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 		mutex_lock(&parent_event->child_mutex);
 	}
 
-	perf_remove_from_context(event, detach_flags);
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irq(&ctx->lock);
-	if (event->state > PERF_EVENT_STATE_EXIT)
-		perf_event_set_state(event, PERF_EVENT_STATE_EXIT);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
+	perf_remove_from_context(event, detach_flags | DETACH_EXIT);
 
 	/*
 	 * Child events can be freed.