diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 9781c69eae5767adc9fdde54232e4df1329e7b92..03d089b3ed726faeb69d3121e27191ed834899bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
 	if (!stepped) {
 		WARN(1, "Unable to handle hardware breakpoint. Breakpoint at "
 			"0x%lx will be disabled.", info->address);
-		perf_event_disable(bp);
+		perf_event_disable_inatomic(bp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 060d0ede88df6dfc34fbfcd1e60629d8dce5373d..4741ecdb981743151b70afff63b10740dfaa4132 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@ extern u64 perf_swevent_set_period(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void perf_event_enable(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void perf_event_disable_local(struct perf_event *event);
+extern void perf_event_disable_inatomic(struct perf_event *event);
 extern void perf_event_task_tick(void);
 #else /* !CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS: */
 static inline void *
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index a5d2e62faf7e5ad37c153bdf56faf8cf5f1cad9c..0e292132efacaaa09fa4960b92315c9c967b0e82 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,12 @@ void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_disable);
 
+void perf_event_disable_inatomic(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	event->pending_disable = 1;
+	irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
+}
+
 static void perf_set_shadow_time(struct perf_event *event,
 				 struct perf_event_context *ctx,
 				 u64 tstamp)
@@ -7075,8 +7081,8 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
 	if (events && atomic_dec_and_test(&event->event_limit)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		event->pending_kill = POLL_HUP;
-		event->pending_disable = 1;
-		irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
+
+		perf_event_disable_inatomic(event);
 	}
 
 	READ_ONCE(event->overflow_handler)(event, data, regs);