diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
index 95e7fe1c5f0bf57c3bf2537a1856b00f81425458..589286f288778500b8767972cabe2dccfa713739 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ static void amd_put_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	 * when we come here
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < x86_pmu.num_counters; i++) {
-		if (nb->owners[i] == event) {
-			cmpxchg(nb->owners+i, event, NULL);
+		if (cmpxchg(nb->owners + i, event, NULL) == event)
 			break;
-		}
 	}
 }