diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 6612732d8fd050f00e481e6e200b77dec1ad2527..4f90434b8d64f59145f647bc844eb28b73856029 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ extern int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child);
 extern void perf_event_exit_task(struct task_struct *child);
 extern void perf_event_free_task(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task);
-extern struct perf_event *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd);
+extern struct file *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd);
 extern const struct perf_event_attr *perf_event_attrs(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void perf_event_print_debug(void);
 extern void perf_pmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu);
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ static inline int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)	{ return 0; }
 static inline void perf_event_exit_task(struct task_struct *child)	{ }
 static inline void perf_event_free_task(struct task_struct *task)	{ }
 static inline void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task)	{ }
-static inline struct perf_event *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd)	{ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); }
+static inline struct file *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd)	{ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); }
 static inline const struct perf_event_attr *perf_event_attrs(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
index b0799bced518691bd847a16973be74184bcdcbaf..89ebbc4d1164fea26bdcb62561bd15838be6a2db 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
@@ -291,10 +291,13 @@ static void *perf_event_fd_array_get_ptr(struct bpf_map *map, int fd)
 {
 	struct perf_event *event;
 	const struct perf_event_attr *attr;
+	struct file *file;
 
-	event = perf_event_get(fd);
-	if (IS_ERR(event))
-		return event;
+	file = perf_event_get(fd);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		return file;
+
+	event = file->private_data;
 
 	attr = perf_event_attrs(event);
 	if (IS_ERR(attr))
@@ -304,24 +307,22 @@ static void *perf_event_fd_array_get_ptr(struct bpf_map *map, int fd)
 		goto err;
 
 	if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
-		return event;
+		return file;
 
 	if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE)
-		return event;
+		return file;
 
 	if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE &&
 	    attr->config == PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT)
-		return event;
+		return file;
 err:
-	perf_event_release_kernel(event);
+	fput(file);
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
 static void perf_event_fd_array_put_ptr(void *ptr)
 {
-	struct perf_event *event = ptr;
-
-	perf_event_release_kernel(event);
+	fput((struct file *)ptr);
 }
 
 static const struct bpf_map_ops perf_event_array_ops = {
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index fe97f95f204ecd81d564eaf36f28d527f334befb..eb44730afea520f2b8cf056bc0529097c2182e1d 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8916,21 +8916,20 @@ void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(task->perf_event_ctxp[ctxn]);
 }
 
-struct perf_event *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd)
+struct file *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct fd f;
-	struct perf_event *event;
+	struct file *file;
 
-	err = perf_fget_light(fd, &f);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	file = fget_raw(fd);
+	if (!file)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
 
-	event = f.file->private_data;
-	atomic_long_inc(&event->refcount);
-	fdput(f);
+	if (file->f_op != &perf_fops) {
+		fput(file);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+	}
 
-	return event;
+	return file;
 }
 
 const struct perf_event_attr *perf_event_attrs(struct perf_event *event)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 45dd798bcd37e7bd529e61932e51a30366590626..326a75e884dbf3f46513538861a028c7be459f09 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -191,14 +191,17 @@ static u64 bpf_perf_event_read(u64 r1, u64 index, u64 r3, u64 r4, u64 r5)
 	struct bpf_map *map = (struct bpf_map *) (unsigned long) r1;
 	struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
 	struct perf_event *event;
+	struct file *file;
 
 	if (unlikely(index >= array->map.max_entries))
 		return -E2BIG;
 
-	event = (struct perf_event *)array->ptrs[index];
-	if (!event)
+	file = (struct file *)array->ptrs[index];
+	if (unlikely(!file))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	event = file->private_data;
+
 	/* make sure event is local and doesn't have pmu::count */
 	if (event->oncpu != smp_processor_id() ||
 	    event->pmu->count)
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@ static u64 bpf_perf_event_output(u64 r1, u64 r2, u64 index, u64 r4, u64 size)
 	void *data = (void *) (long) r4;
 	struct perf_sample_data sample_data;
 	struct perf_event *event;
+	struct file *file;
 	struct perf_raw_record raw = {
 		.size = size,
 		.data = data,
@@ -236,10 +240,12 @@ static u64 bpf_perf_event_output(u64 r1, u64 r2, u64 index, u64 r4, u64 size)
 	if (unlikely(index >= array->map.max_entries))
 		return -E2BIG;
 
-	event = (struct perf_event *)array->ptrs[index];
-	if (unlikely(!event))
+	file = (struct file *)array->ptrs[index];
+	if (unlikely(!file))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	event = file->private_data;
+
 	if (unlikely(event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE ||
 		     event->attr.config != PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT))
 		return -EINVAL;