diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 71232844f235..1d1ec6453a08 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7029,6 +7029,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	if (attr.freq) {
 		if (attr.sample_freq > sysctl_perf_event_sample_rate)
 			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		if (attr.sample_period & (1ULL << 63))
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/*