diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 1297bf15cb88e45480e30265d60ce312e7824a25..ee05c90012d269e66de9ffb6a5952d1434317c1e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc;
 	int bit, loops;
 	u64 status;
+	int handled = 0;
 
 	perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);
 
@@ -743,12 +744,16 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	/*
 	 * PEBS overflow sets bit 62 in the global status register
 	 */
-	if (__test_and_clear_bit(62, (unsigned long *)&status))
+	if (__test_and_clear_bit(62, (unsigned long *)&status)) {
+		handled++;
 		x86_pmu.drain_pebs(regs);
+	}
 
 	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&status, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
 		struct perf_event *event = cpuc->events[bit];
 
+		handled++;
+
 		if (!test_bit(bit, cpuc->active_mask))
 			continue;
 
@@ -770,7 +775,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 done:
 	intel_pmu_enable_all(0);
-	return 1;
+	return handled;
 }
 
 static struct event_constraint *
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 7e578e9cc58bd5062d30776d431dabdcf724ac67..b560db3305be16ff954fc416137d17b17189b5e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int p4_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		inc_irq_stat(apic_perf_irqs);
 	}
 
-	return handled > 0;
+	return handled;
 }
 
 /*