diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index ad04dfcd6f35a85dbd85047b1a52d7019d0a0a36..33ed9d605f9195eafaaeec43b7bf1d577dd8d59a 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ extern int perf_swevent_get_recursion_context(void);
 extern void perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(int rctx);
 extern void perf_event_enable(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event);
+extern int __perf_event_disable(void *info);
 extern void perf_event_task_tick(void);
 #else
 static inline void
@@ -1334,6 +1335,7 @@ static inline int  perf_swevent_get_recursion_context(void)		{ return -1; }
 static inline void perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(int rctx)		{ }
 static inline void perf_event_enable(struct perf_event *event)		{ }
 static inline void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event)		{ }
+static inline int __perf_event_disable(void *info)			{ return -1; }
 static inline void perf_event_task_tick(void)				{ }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index efef4282b8e899cb3dcd0134bf04e40f5612c57d..7fee567153f022cc2a097135a524bf393887e1a2 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ static void perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event)
 /*
  * Cross CPU call to disable a performance event
  */
-static int __perf_event_disable(void *info)
+int __perf_event_disable(void *info)
 {
 	struct perf_event *event = info;
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx;
diff --git a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
index bb38c4d3ee129ab06c1b46dc295ca6864c39c416..9a7b487c6fe240c1a2e4f5c70ef68da6370ebf78 100644
--- a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -453,7 +453,16 @@ int modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *att
 	int old_type = bp->attr.bp_type;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	perf_event_disable(bp);
+	/*
+	 * modify_user_hw_breakpoint can be invoked with IRQs disabled and hence it
+	 * will not be possible to raise IPIs that invoke __perf_event_disable.
+	 * So call the function directly after making sure we are targeting the
+	 * current task.
+	 */
+	if (irqs_disabled() && bp->ctx && bp->ctx->task == current)
+		__perf_event_disable(bp);
+	else
+		perf_event_disable(bp);
 
 	bp->attr.bp_addr = attr->bp_addr;
 	bp->attr.bp_type = attr->bp_type;