diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index fd4db0db3708..c77586061bcb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1717,7 +1717,11 @@ void perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip, int ski
 	 */
 	regs->bp = rewind_frame_pointer(skip + 1);
 	regs->cs = __KERNEL_CS;
-	local_save_flags(regs->flags);
+	/*
+	 * We abuse bit 3 to pass exact information, see perf_misc_flags
+	 * and the comment with PERF_EFLAGS_EXACT.
+	 */
+	regs->flags = 0;
 }
 
 unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index 26b8607a0abc..cb6f365016e4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ __kprobes void *perf_trace_buf_prepare(int size, unsigned short type,
 				       struct pt_regs *regs, int *rctxp)
 {
 	struct trace_entry *entry;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	char *raw_data;
 	int pc;
 
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ __kprobes void *perf_trace_buf_prepare(int size, unsigned short type,
 	memset(&raw_data[size - sizeof(u64)], 0, sizeof(u64));
 
 	entry = (struct trace_entry *)raw_data;
-	tracing_generic_entry_update(entry, regs->flags, pc);
+	local_save_flags(flags);
+	tracing_generic_entry_update(entry, flags, pc);
 	entry->type = type;
 
 	return raw_data;