diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index e7eeba1794fd..634f86a4b2f9 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ event_filter_match(struct perf_event *event)
 	return event->cpu == -1 || event->cpu == smp_processor_id();
 }
 
-static void
-event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
+static int
+__event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
 		  struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
 		  struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -432,14 +432,13 @@ event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
 	}
 
 	if (event->state != PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE;
 	if (event->pending_disable) {
 		event->pending_disable = 0;
 		event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF;
 	}
-	event->tstamp_stopped = ctx->time;
 	event->pmu->del(event, 0);
 	event->oncpu = -1;
 
@@ -448,6 +447,19 @@ event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
 	ctx->nr_active--;
 	if (event->attr.exclusive || !cpuctx->active_oncpu)
 		cpuctx->exclusive = 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void
+event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
+		  struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
+		  struct perf_event_context *ctx)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		event->tstamp_stopped = ctx->time;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -647,7 +659,7 @@ void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event)
 }
 
 static int
-event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
+__event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
 		 struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
 		 struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -667,8 +679,6 @@ event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	event->tstamp_running += ctx->time - event->tstamp_stopped;
-
 	if (!is_software_event(event))
 		cpuctx->active_oncpu++;
 	ctx->nr_active++;
@@ -679,6 +689,35 @@ event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
+		 struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
+		 struct perf_event_context *ctx)
+{
+	int ret = __event_sched_in(event, cpuctx, ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	event->tstamp_running += ctx->time - event->tstamp_stopped;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+group_commit_event_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_event,
+	       struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
+	       struct perf_event_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct perf_event *event;
+	u64 now = ctx->time;
+
+	group_event->tstamp_running += now - group_event->tstamp_stopped;
+	/*
+	 * Schedule in siblings as one group (if any):
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
+		event->tstamp_running += now - event->tstamp_stopped;
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 group_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_event,
 	       struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
@@ -692,7 +731,13 @@ group_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_event,
 
 	pmu->start_txn(pmu);
 
-	if (event_sched_in(group_event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
+	/*
+	 * use __event_sched_in() to delay updating tstamp_running
+	 * until the transaction is committed. In case of failure
+	 * we will keep an unmodified tstamp_running which is a
+	 * requirement to get correct timing information
+	 */
+	if (__event_sched_in(group_event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
 		pmu->cancel_txn(pmu);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
@@ -701,26 +746,31 @@ group_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_event,
 	 * Schedule in siblings as one group (if any):
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
-		if (event_sched_in(event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
+		if (__event_sched_in(event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
 			partial_group = event;
 			goto group_error;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!pmu->commit_txn(pmu))
+	if (!pmu->commit_txn(pmu)) {
+		/* commit tstamp_running */
+		group_commit_event_sched_in(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
 		return 0;
-
+	}
 group_error:
 	/*
 	 * Groups can be scheduled in as one unit only, so undo any
 	 * partial group before returning:
+	 *
+	 * use __event_sched_out() to avoid updating tstamp_stopped
+	 * because the event never actually ran
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
 		if (event == partial_group)
 			break;
-		event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
+		__event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
 	}
-	event_sched_out(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
+	__event_sched_out(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
 
 	pmu->cancel_txn(pmu);