diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index e186ee1e63f6c85261f96844a594080e719c2e07..bc3f2efa0d86b4ff55d6b19833eae688b111fd27 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -256,12 +256,11 @@ validate_event(struct pmu_hw_events *hw_events,
 	       struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
-	struct pmu *leader_pmu = event->group_leader->pmu;
 
 	if (is_software_event(event))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (event->pmu != leader_pmu || event->state < PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
+	if (event->state < PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF && !event->attr.enable_on_exec)