diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 63bdec9fdd21..3fe385aa93e6 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ enum event_type_t {
 struct static_key_deferred perf_sched_events __read_mostly;
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, perf_cgroup_events);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, perf_branch_stack_events);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, perf_freq_events);
 
 static atomic_t nr_mmap_events __read_mostly;
 static atomic_t nr_comm_events __read_mostly;
@@ -3139,6 +3140,9 @@ static void unaccount_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
 	}
 	if (is_cgroup_event(event))
 		atomic_dec(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
+
+	if (event->attr.freq)
+		atomic_dec(&per_cpu(perf_freq_events, cpu));
 }
 
 static void unaccount_event(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -6474,6 +6478,9 @@ static void account_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
 	}
 	if (is_cgroup_event(event))
 		atomic_inc(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
+
+	if (event->attr.freq)
+		atomic_inc(&per_cpu(perf_freq_events, cpu));
 }
 
 static void account_event(struct perf_event *event)