diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 4bd2434251f0..37c0f04d7a00 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ enum event_type_t {
 
 /*
  * perf_sched_events : >0 events exist
- * perf_cgroup_events: >0 per-cpu cgroup events exist on this cpu
  */
 
 static void perf_sched_delayed(struct work_struct *work);
@@ -389,7 +388,6 @@ static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(perf_sched_work, perf_sched_delayed);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(perf_sched_mutex);
 static atomic_t perf_sched_count;
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, perf_cgroup_events);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pmu_event_list, pmu_sb_events);
 
 static atomic_t nr_mmap_events __read_mostly;
@@ -844,9 +842,16 @@ static void perf_cgroup_switch(struct task_struct *task)
 	struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx = this_cpu_ptr(&perf_cpu_context);
 	struct perf_cgroup *cgrp;
 
-	cgrp = perf_cgroup_from_task(task, NULL);
+	/*
+	 * cpuctx->cgrp is set when the first cgroup event enabled,
+	 * and is cleared when the last cgroup event disabled.
+	 */
+	if (READ_ONCE(cpuctx->cgrp) == NULL)
+		return;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cpuctx->ctx.nr_cgroups == 0);
+
+	cgrp = perf_cgroup_from_task(task, NULL);
 	if (READ_ONCE(cpuctx->cgrp) == cgrp)
 		return;
 
@@ -3631,8 +3636,7 @@ void __perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *task,
 	 * to check if we have to switch out PMU state.
 	 * cgroup event are system-wide mode only
 	 */
-	if (atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&perf_cgroup_events)))
-		perf_cgroup_switch(next);
+	perf_cgroup_switch(next);
 }
 
 static bool perf_less_group_idx(const void *l, const void *r)
@@ -4974,15 +4978,6 @@ static void unaccount_pmu_sb_event(struct perf_event *event)
 		detach_sb_event(event);
 }
 
-static void unaccount_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
-{
-	if (event->parent)
-		return;
-
-	if (is_cgroup_event(event))
-		atomic_dec(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nr_freq_lock);
 #endif
@@ -5048,8 +5043,6 @@ static void unaccount_event(struct perf_event *event)
 			schedule_delayed_work(&perf_sched_work, HZ);
 	}
 
-	unaccount_event_cpu(event, event->cpu);
-
 	unaccount_pmu_sb_event(event);
 }
 
@@ -11679,15 +11672,6 @@ static void account_pmu_sb_event(struct perf_event *event)
 		attach_sb_event(event);
 }
 
-static void account_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
-{
-	if (event->parent)
-		return;
-
-	if (is_cgroup_event(event))
-		atomic_inc(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
-}
-
 /* Freq events need the tick to stay alive (see perf_event_task_tick). */
 static void account_freq_event_nohz(void)
 {
@@ -11775,8 +11759,6 @@ static void account_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	}
 enabled:
 
-	account_event_cpu(event, event->cpu);
-
 	account_pmu_sb_event(event);
 }
 
@@ -12822,13 +12804,11 @@ static void __perf_pmu_remove(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
 
 	perf_event_groups_for_cpu_pmu(event, groups, cpu, pmu) {
 		perf_remove_from_context(event, 0);
-		unaccount_event_cpu(event, cpu);
 		put_pmu_ctx(event->pmu_ctx);
 		list_add(&event->migrate_entry, events);
 
 		for_each_sibling_event(sibling, event) {
 			perf_remove_from_context(sibling, 0);
-			unaccount_event_cpu(sibling, cpu);
 			put_pmu_ctx(sibling->pmu_ctx);
 			list_add(&sibling->migrate_entry, events);
 		}
@@ -12847,7 +12827,6 @@ static void __perf_pmu_install_event(struct pmu *pmu,
 
 	if (event->state >= PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
 		event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE;
-	account_event_cpu(event, cpu);
 	perf_install_in_context(ctx, event, cpu);
 }
 
@@ -13742,8 +13721,7 @@ static int __perf_cgroup_move(void *info)
 	struct task_struct *task = info;
 
 	preempt_disable();
-	if (atomic_read(this_cpu_ptr(&perf_cgroup_events)))
-		perf_cgroup_switch(task);
+	perf_cgroup_switch(task);
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	return 0;