diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index ccc457e36354470f0dcf29d31441ea17291920fb..5a92cf6beff0397bcedb93b3b50b5817323dc8c7 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5965,13 +5965,9 @@ int perf_pmu_register(struct pmu *pmu, char *name, int type)
 	pmu->name = name;
 
 	if (type < 0) {
-		int err = idr_pre_get(&pmu_idr, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!err)
-			goto free_pdc;
-
-		err = idr_get_new_above(&pmu_idr, pmu, PERF_TYPE_MAX, &type);
-		if (err) {
-			ret = err;
+		type = idr_alloc(&pmu_idr, pmu, PERF_TYPE_MAX, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (type < 0) {
+			ret = type;
 			goto free_pdc;
 		}
 	}