diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8352376d8215..9ce82904f761 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6031,6 +6031,9 @@ static int perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event,
 static int perf_event_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, void __user *arg);
 static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
 			  struct perf_event_attr *attr);
+static int __perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event,
+				     struct bpf_prog *prog,
+				     u64 bpf_cookie);
 
 static long _perf_ioctl(struct perf_event *event, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -6099,7 +6102,7 @@ static long _perf_ioctl(struct perf_event *event, unsigned int cmd, unsigned lon
 		if (IS_ERR(prog))
 			return PTR_ERR(prog);
 
-		err = perf_event_set_bpf_prog(event, prog, 0);
+		err = __perf_event_set_bpf_prog(event, prog, 0);
 		if (err) {
 			bpf_prog_put(prog);
 			return err;
@@ -10756,8 +10759,9 @@ static inline bool perf_event_is_tracing(struct perf_event *event)
 	return false;
 }
 
-int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog,
-			    u64 bpf_cookie)
+static int __perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event,
+				     struct bpf_prog *prog,
+				     u64 bpf_cookie)
 {
 	bool is_kprobe, is_uprobe, is_tracepoint, is_syscall_tp;
 
@@ -10795,6 +10799,20 @@ int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 	return perf_event_attach_bpf_prog(event, prog, bpf_cookie);
 }
 
+int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event,
+			    struct bpf_prog *prog,
+			    u64 bpf_cookie)
+{
+	struct perf_event_context *ctx;
+	int ret;
+
+	ctx = perf_event_ctx_lock(event);
+	ret = __perf_event_set_bpf_prog(event, prog, bpf_cookie);
+	perf_event_ctx_unlock(event, ctx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void perf_event_free_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	if (!perf_event_is_tracing(event)) {
@@ -10814,7 +10832,15 @@ static void perf_event_free_filter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 }
 
-int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog,
+static int __perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event,
+				     struct bpf_prog *prog,
+				     u64 bpf_cookie)
+{
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
+int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event,
+			    struct bpf_prog *prog,
 			    u64 bpf_cookie)
 {
 	return -ENOENT;