diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 77a932b54a64..94d7b9aae925 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -9955,6 +9955,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		 * of swizzling perf_event::ctx.
 		 */
 		perf_remove_from_context(group_leader, 0);
+		put_ctx(gctx);
 
 		list_for_each_entry(sibling, &group_leader->sibling_list,
 				    group_entry) {
@@ -9993,13 +9994,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		perf_event__state_init(group_leader);
 		perf_install_in_context(ctx, group_leader, group_leader->cpu);
 		get_ctx(ctx);
-
-		/*
-		 * Now that all events are installed in @ctx, nothing
-		 * references @gctx anymore, so drop the last reference we have
-		 * on it.
-		 */
-		put_ctx(gctx);
 	}
 
 	/*