diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 6f7459f72dfd..5c5362584aba 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -514,8 +514,11 @@ typedef void (*perf_overflow_handler_t)(struct perf_event *,
  * Event capabilities. For event_caps and groups caps.
  *
  * PERF_EV_CAP_SOFTWARE: Is a software event.
+ * PERF_EV_CAP_READ_ACTIVE_PKG: A CPU event (or cgroup event) that can be read
+ * from any CPU in the package where it is active.
  */
 #define PERF_EV_CAP_SOFTWARE		BIT(0)
+#define PERF_EV_CAP_READ_ACTIVE_PKG	BIT(1)
 
 #define SWEVENT_HLIST_BITS		8
 #define SWEVENT_HLIST_SIZE		(1 << SWEVENT_HLIST_BITS)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8c42a5ae9030..3f07e6cfc1b6 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3424,6 +3424,22 @@ struct perf_read_data {
 	int ret;
 };
 
+static int find_cpu_to_read(struct perf_event *event, int local_cpu)
+{
+	int event_cpu = event->oncpu;
+	u16 local_pkg, event_pkg;
+
+	if (event->group_caps & PERF_EV_CAP_READ_ACTIVE_PKG) {
+		event_pkg =  topology_physical_package_id(event_cpu);
+		local_pkg =  topology_physical_package_id(local_cpu);
+
+		if (event_pkg == local_pkg)
+			return local_cpu;
+	}
+
+	return event_cpu;
+}
+
 /*
  * Cross CPU call to read the hardware event
  */
@@ -3545,7 +3561,7 @@ u64 perf_event_read_local(struct perf_event *event)
 
 static int perf_event_read(struct perf_event *event, bool group)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, cpu_to_read, local_cpu;
 
 	/*
 	 * If event is enabled and currently active on a CPU, update the
@@ -3557,7 +3573,12 @@ static int perf_event_read(struct perf_event *event, bool group)
 			.group = group,
 			.ret = 0,
 		};
-		ret = smp_call_function_single(event->oncpu, __perf_event_read, &data, 1);
+
+		local_cpu = get_cpu();
+		cpu_to_read = find_cpu_to_read(event, local_cpu);
+		put_cpu();
+
+		ret = smp_call_function_single(cpu_to_read, __perf_event_read, &data, 1);
 		/* The event must have been read from an online CPU: */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
 		ret = ret ? : data.ret;