diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 7bbb5bb98d8c..37ce38403cb8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3659,6 +3659,9 @@ static int intel_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (event->attr.precise_ip) {
+		if ((event->attr.config & INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK) == INTEL_FIXED_VLBR_EVENT)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (!(event->attr.freq || (event->attr.wakeup_events && !event->attr.watermark))) {
 			event->hw.flags |= PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD;
 			if (!(event->attr.sample_type &
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 7ebae1826403..d32b302719fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -2010,7 +2010,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs, struct perf_sample_d
 		 */
 		if (!pebs_status && cpuc->pebs_enabled &&
 			!(cpuc->pebs_enabled & (cpuc->pebs_enabled-1)))
-			pebs_status = cpuc->pebs_enabled;
+			pebs_status = p->status = cpuc->pebs_enabled;
 
 		bit = find_first_bit((unsigned long *)&pebs_status,
 					x86_pmu.max_pebs_events);