diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index f2da20fda02d..3efdf2870a35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ static int x86_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		/*
 		 * event overflow
 		 */
-		handled		= 1;
+		handled++;
 		data.period	= event->hw.last_period;
 
 		if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
@@ -1200,12 +1200,20 @@ void perf_events_lapic_init(void)
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
 }
 
+struct pmu_nmi_state {
+	unsigned int	marked;
+	int		handled;
+};
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pmu_nmi_state, pmu_nmi);
+
 static int __kprobes
 perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 			 unsigned long cmd, void *__args)
 {
 	struct die_args *args = __args;
-	struct pt_regs *regs;
+	unsigned int this_nmi;
+	int handled;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&active_events))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -1214,22 +1222,47 @@ perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 	case DIE_NMI:
 	case DIE_NMI_IPI:
 		break;
-
+	case DIE_NMIUNKNOWN:
+		this_nmi = percpu_read(irq_stat.__nmi_count);
+		if (this_nmi != __get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).marked)
+			/* let the kernel handle the unknown nmi */
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+		/*
+		 * This one is a PMU back-to-back nmi. Two events
+		 * trigger 'simultaneously' raising two back-to-back
+		 * NMIs. If the first NMI handles both, the latter
+		 * will be empty and daze the CPU. So, we drop it to
+		 * avoid false-positive 'unknown nmi' messages.
+		 */
+		return NOTIFY_STOP;
 	default:
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}
 
-	regs = args->regs;
-
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
-	/*
-	 * Can't rely on the handled return value to say it was our NMI, two
-	 * events could trigger 'simultaneously' raising two back-to-back NMIs.
-	 *
-	 * If the first NMI handles both, the latter will be empty and daze
-	 * the CPU.
-	 */
-	x86_pmu.handle_irq(regs);
+
+	handled = x86_pmu.handle_irq(args->regs);
+	if (!handled)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	this_nmi = percpu_read(irq_stat.__nmi_count);
+	if ((handled > 1) ||
+		/* the next nmi could be a back-to-back nmi */
+	    ((__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).marked == this_nmi) &&
+	     (__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).handled > 1))) {
+		/*
+		 * We could have two subsequent back-to-back nmis: The
+		 * first handles more than one counter, the 2nd
+		 * handles only one counter and the 3rd handles no
+		 * counter.
+		 *
+		 * This is the 2nd nmi because the previous was
+		 * handling more than one counter. We will mark the
+		 * next (3rd) and then drop it if unhandled.
+		 */
+		__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).marked	= this_nmi + 1;
+		__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).handled	= handled;
+	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_STOP;
 }