diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 6de7c684c29f..a58ae9c42803 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -891,6 +891,10 @@ static int sparc_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event,
 	s64 period = hwc->sample_period;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	/* The period may have been changed by PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD */
+	if (unlikely(period != hwc->last_period))
+		left = period - (hwc->last_period - left);
+
 	if (unlikely(left <= -period)) {
 		left = period;
 		local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);