diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index adfdc0536117..1faad2cfdb9e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -459,6 +459,25 @@ static void rb_free_aux_page(struct ring_buffer *rb, int idx)
 	__free_page(page);
 }
 
+static void __rb_free_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb)
+{
+	int pg;
+
+	if (rb->aux_priv) {
+		rb->free_aux(rb->aux_priv);
+		rb->free_aux = NULL;
+		rb->aux_priv = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (rb->aux_nr_pages) {
+		for (pg = 0; pg < rb->aux_nr_pages; pg++)
+			rb_free_aux_page(rb, pg);
+
+		kfree(rb->aux_pages);
+		rb->aux_nr_pages = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 int rb_alloc_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
 		 pgoff_t pgoff, int nr_pages, long watermark, int flags)
 {
@@ -547,30 +566,11 @@ int rb_alloc_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
 	if (!ret)
 		rb->aux_pgoff = pgoff;
 	else
-		rb_free_aux(rb);
+		__rb_free_aux(rb);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void __rb_free_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb)
-{
-	int pg;
-
-	if (rb->aux_priv) {
-		rb->free_aux(rb->aux_priv);
-		rb->free_aux = NULL;
-		rb->aux_priv = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (rb->aux_nr_pages) {
-		for (pg = 0; pg < rb->aux_nr_pages; pg++)
-			rb_free_aux_page(rb, pg);
-
-		kfree(rb->aux_pages);
-		rb->aux_nr_pages = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 void rb_free_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rb->aux_refcount))