diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index ed253aa24ba4..974e2e64a43a 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -5122,7 +5122,7 @@ static int perf_exclude_event(struct perf_event *event,
 			      struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	if (event->hw.state & PERF_HES_STOPPED)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	if (regs) {
 		if (event->attr.exclude_user && user_mode(regs))