diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index b0cd86501c30..75b58bb75b32 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
+#include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
@@ -655,8 +656,12 @@ static void perf_pmu_rotate_start(struct pmu *pmu)
 
 	WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
-	if (list_empty(&cpuctx->rotation_list))
+	if (list_empty(&cpuctx->rotation_list)) {
+		int was_empty = list_empty(head);
 		list_add(&cpuctx->rotation_list, head);
+		if (was_empty)
+			tick_nohz_full_kick();
+	}
 }
 
 static void get_ctx(struct perf_event_context *ctx)