diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 070f92d3232a88e68068600fcf2dfac00c505527..367299f91aaff21fe9948035a43f27bd5ee7a4b5 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -3122,6 +3122,8 @@ perf_counter_alloc(struct perf_counter_hw_event *hw_event,
 	counter->group_leader		= group_leader;
 	counter->pmu			= NULL;
 	counter->ctx			= ctx;
+	counter->oncpu			= -1;
+
 	get_ctx(ctx);
 
 	counter->state = PERF_COUNTER_STATE_INACTIVE;