diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_uc_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_uc_pmu.c
index b7b7d3d9d8be0e6937d843d80afae15e808eb34c..ff9c63f66abc3f6aee34c4ed308255bf3cc18f17 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_uc_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_uc_pmu.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ static u64 hisi_uc_pmu_read_counter(struct hisi_pmu *uc_pmu,
 static void hisi_uc_pmu_write_counter(struct hisi_pmu *uc_pmu,
 				      struct hw_perf_event *hwc, u64 val)
 {
-	hisi_uc_pmu_start_counters(uc_pmu);
 	writeq(val, uc_pmu->base + HISI_UC_CNTR_REG(hwc->idx));
 }