diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 2a08cacb1628..3f2711ccf910 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -955,6 +955,7 @@ extern void perf_pmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu);
 extern void perf_pmu_enable(struct pmu *pmu);
 extern int perf_event_task_disable(void);
 extern int perf_event_task_enable(void);
+extern int perf_event_refresh(struct perf_event *event, int refresh);
 extern void perf_event_update_userpage(struct perf_event *event);
 extern int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event);
 extern struct perf_event *
@@ -1149,6 +1150,10 @@ static inline void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task)	{ }
 static inline void perf_event_print_debug(void)				{ }
 static inline int perf_event_task_disable(void)				{ return -EINVAL; }
 static inline int perf_event_task_enable(void)				{ return -EINVAL; }
+static inline int perf_event_refresh(struct perf_event *event, int refresh)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 
 static inline void
 perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)	{ }
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index ba8e0f4a20e6..0567e32d71aa 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ out:
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
 }
 
-static int perf_event_refresh(struct perf_event *event, int refresh)
+int perf_event_refresh(struct perf_event *event, int refresh)
 {
 	/*
 	 * not supported on inherited events
@@ -1777,6 +1777,7 @@ static int perf_event_refresh(struct perf_event *event, int refresh)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_refresh);
 
 static void ctx_sched_out(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
 			  struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,