diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 4df5b695bf0d..55fb648a32b0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10703,6 +10703,19 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 	if (IS_ERR(child_event))
 		return child_event;
 
+
+	if ((child_event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK_DATA) &&
+	    !child_ctx->task_ctx_data) {
+		struct pmu *pmu = child_event->pmu;
+
+		child_ctx->task_ctx_data = kzalloc(pmu->task_ctx_size,
+						   GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!child_ctx->task_ctx_data) {
+			free_event(child_event);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * is_orphaned_event() and list_add_tail(&parent_event->child_list)
 	 * must be under the same lock in order to serialize against
@@ -10713,6 +10726,7 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 	if (is_orphaned_event(parent_event) ||
 	    !atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&parent_event->refcount)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&parent_event->child_mutex);
+		/* task_ctx_data is freed with child_ctx */
 		free_event(child_event);
 		return NULL;
 	}