diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 3f0cb82e4fbcc562e76d2d5d2df649860c07b304..f953dd16a5e2bbcb2a277fb703b764c4be92af15 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -11862,6 +11862,10 @@ static int inherit_group(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 					    child, leader, child_ctx);
 		if (IS_ERR(child_ctr))
 			return PTR_ERR(child_ctr);
+
+		if (sub->aux_event == parent_event &&
+		    !perf_get_aux_event(child_ctr, leader))
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }