diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 880698488c9105219a006d7685a98ef2e212d245..027c4d33b4d3f0f6ec66755374830e940e8d9ea3 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static int perf_event_refresh(struct perf_event *event, int refresh)
 	/*
 	 * not supported on inherited events
 	 */
-	if (event->attr.inherit)
+	if (event->attr.inherit || !is_sampling_event(event))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	atomic_add(refresh, &event->event_limit);