diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 403b781daafb694ef9baa94e5a176212a23678e1..89d34f9bb8cb7b325b91c5314e90d58ab99d29ba 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3527,7 +3527,7 @@ static void perf_event_for_each(struct perf_event *event,
 static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, active;
 	u64 value;
 
 	if (!is_sampling_event(event))
@@ -3551,6 +3551,20 @@ static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
 		event->attr.sample_period = value;
 		event->hw.sample_period = value;
 	}
+
+	active = (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE);
+	if (active) {
+		perf_pmu_disable(ctx->pmu);
+		event->pmu->stop(event, PERF_EF_UPDATE);
+	}
+
+	local64_set(&event->hw.period_left, 0);
+
+	if (active) {
+		event->pmu->start(event, PERF_EF_RELOAD);
+		perf_pmu_enable(ctx->pmu);
+	}
+
 unlock:
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);