diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 31ee304a58442c0ebccc6d7056c917d68a37ea03..9f78a6825bbed2e2d7231d41f181d3a52654dd05 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8191,10 +8191,10 @@ static void perf_event_free_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct bpf_prog *prog;
 
-	perf_event_free_bpf_handler(event);
-
-	if (!event->tp_event)
+	if (event->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
+		perf_event_free_bpf_handler(event);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	prog = event->tp_event->prog;
 	if (prog && event->tp_event->bpf_prog_owner == event) {