diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 856d98c36f562d..2a50b2e717c5b0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10743,7 +10743,8 @@ void perf_pmu_unregister(struct pmu *pmu)
 		device_del(pmu->dev);
 		put_device(pmu->dev);
 	}
-	free_pmu_context(pmu);
+	if (!find_pmu_context(pmu->task_ctx_nr))
+		free_pmu_context(pmu);
 	mutex_unlock(&pmus_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_pmu_unregister);