diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
index 74e664266753..7d29be0a279b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ perf_event_try_update(struct perf_event *event, u64 new_raw_count, int width)
 	 * count to the generic event atomically:
 	 */
 	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
-	if (local64_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count, prev_raw_count,
-					new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
+	if (!local64_try_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count,
+				 &prev_raw_count, new_raw_count))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 9d248703cbdd..23c96420dea1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -129,13 +129,11 @@ u64 x86_perf_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * exchange a new raw count - then add that new-prev delta
 	 * count to the generic event atomically:
 	 */
-again:
 	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
-	rdpmcl(hwc->event_base_rdpmc, new_raw_count);
-
-	if (local64_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count, prev_raw_count,
-					new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
-		goto again;
+	do {
+		rdpmcl(hwc->event_base_rdpmc, new_raw_count);
+	} while (!local64_try_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count,
+				      &prev_raw_count, new_raw_count));
 
 	/*
 	 * Now we have the new raw value and have updated the prev
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
index 835862c548cc..97035db68df2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
@@ -365,13 +365,11 @@ static void cstate_pmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	u64 prev_raw_count, new_raw_count;
 
-again:
 	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
-	new_raw_count = cstate_pmu_read_counter(event);
-
-	if (local64_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count, prev_raw_count,
-			    new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
-		goto again;
+	do {
+		new_raw_count = cstate_pmu_read_counter(event);
+	} while (!local64_try_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count,
+				      &prev_raw_count, new_raw_count));
 
 	local64_add(new_raw_count - prev_raw_count, &event->count);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/msr.c b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
index 0feaaa571303..61c59e0627d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
@@ -244,12 +244,10 @@ static void msr_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 	s64 delta;
 
 	/* Careful, an NMI might modify the previous event value: */
-again:
 	prev = local64_read(&event->hw.prev_count);
-	now = msr_read_counter(event);
-
-	if (local64_cmpxchg(&event->hw.prev_count, prev, now) != prev)
-		goto again;
+	do {
+		now = msr_read_counter(event);
+	} while (!local64_try_cmpxchg(&event->hw.prev_count, &prev, now));
 
 	delta = now - prev;
 	if (unlikely(event->hw.event_base == MSR_SMI_COUNT)) {