diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index c109819c2cb9562251ca64f89e0c1855a0e1ee8a..6cc1660db8d67745759f2c6a24118fc419e31678 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs, int nmi)
 again:
 	if (++loops > 100) {
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "perfcounters: irq loop stuck!\n");
+		perf_counter_print_debug();
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 69d4de8159631bda87df296b662725ab45fe9d6d..08584c16049fc9cac1bb1902ac491f8ef38e5f4b 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -208,18 +208,17 @@ static void __perf_counter_remove_from_context(void *info)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctx->lock, flags);
+	/*
+	 * Protect the list operation against NMI by disabling the
+	 * counters on a global level.
+	 */
+	perf_disable();
 
 	counter_sched_out(counter, cpuctx, ctx);
 
 	counter->task = NULL;
 
-	/*
-	 * Protect the list operation against NMI by disabling the
-	 * counters on a global level. NOP for non NMI based counters.
-	 */
-	perf_disable();
 	list_del_counter(counter, ctx);
-	perf_enable();
 
 	if (!ctx->task) {
 		/*
@@ -231,6 +230,7 @@ static void __perf_counter_remove_from_context(void *info)
 			    perf_max_counters - perf_reserved_percpu);
 	}
 
+	perf_enable();
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->lock, flags);
 }