diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 1833bc5a84a73049b6e1f27caed87adfbdf44b2c..1d1f030e2f1ef8218d939a7167c686fffc1be2a2 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7465,7 +7465,7 @@ inherit_task_group(struct perf_event *event, struct task_struct *parent,
 		 * child.
 		 */
 
-		child_ctx = alloc_perf_context(event->pmu, child);
+		child_ctx = alloc_perf_context(parent_ctx->pmu, child);
 		if (!child_ctx)
 			return -ENOMEM;