diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index d3b9df5962c25bdbd3ca324756474366ff8c6d68..58690af323e469213db42bce2c0d1a772db12519 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3558,9 +3558,13 @@ static void ring_buffer_wakeup(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	rb = rcu_dereference(event->rb);
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(event, &rb->event_list, rb_entry) {
+	if (!rb)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(event, &rb->event_list, rb_entry)
 		wake_up_all(&event->waitq);
-	}
+
+unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }