diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 533f71570736..3472bb1a070c 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -6722,17 +6722,20 @@ __perf_event_exit_task(struct perf_event *child_event,
 			 struct perf_event_context *child_ctx,
 			 struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	struct perf_event *parent_event;
+	if (child_event->parent) {
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&child_ctx->lock);
+		perf_group_detach(child_event);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&child_ctx->lock);
+	}
 
 	perf_remove_from_context(child_event);
 
-	parent_event = child_event->parent;
 	/*
-	 * It can happen that parent exits first, and has events
+	 * It can happen that the parent exits first, and has events
 	 * that are still around due to the child reference. These
-	 * events need to be zapped - but otherwise linger.
+	 * events need to be zapped.
 	 */
-	if (parent_event) {
+	if (child_event->parent) {
 		sync_child_event(child_event, child);
 		free_event(child_event);
 	}