diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 2e6d95f97419..9e7012689a84 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ struct hw_perf_event {
 			unsigned long	event_base;
 			int		idx;
 		};
-		union { /* software */
-			atomic64_t	count;
+		struct { /* software */
+			s64		remaining;
 			struct hrtimer	hrtimer;
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index afb7ef3dbc44..33ff019f9aa6 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -3969,6 +3969,42 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart perf_swevent_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void perf_swevent_start_hrtimer(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+
+	hrtimer_init(&hwc->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	hwc->hrtimer.function = perf_swevent_hrtimer;
+	if (hwc->sample_period) {
+		u64 period;
+
+		if (hwc->remaining) {
+			if (hwc->remaining < 0)
+				period = 10000;
+			else
+				period = hwc->remaining;
+			hwc->remaining = 0;
+		} else {
+			period = max_t(u64, 10000, hwc->sample_period);
+		}
+		__hrtimer_start_range_ns(&hwc->hrtimer,
+				ns_to_ktime(period), 0,
+				HRTIMER_MODE_REL, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+static void perf_swevent_cancel_hrtimer(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+
+	if (hwc->sample_period) {
+		ktime_t remaining = hrtimer_get_remaining(&hwc->hrtimer);
+		hwc->remaining = ktime_to_ns(remaining);
+
+		hrtimer_cancel(&hwc->hrtimer);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Software event: cpu wall time clock
  */
@@ -3991,22 +4027,14 @@ static int cpu_clock_perf_event_enable(struct perf_event *event)
 	int cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
 	atomic64_set(&hwc->prev_count, cpu_clock(cpu));
-	hrtimer_init(&hwc->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-	hwc->hrtimer.function = perf_swevent_hrtimer;
-	if (hwc->sample_period) {
-		u64 period = max_t(u64, 10000, hwc->sample_period);
-		__hrtimer_start_range_ns(&hwc->hrtimer,
-				ns_to_ktime(period), 0,
-				HRTIMER_MODE_REL, 0);
-	}
+	perf_swevent_start_hrtimer(event);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void cpu_clock_perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	if (event->hw.sample_period)
-		hrtimer_cancel(&event->hw.hrtimer);
+	perf_swevent_cancel_hrtimer(event);
 	cpu_clock_perf_event_update(event);
 }
 
@@ -4043,22 +4071,15 @@ static int task_clock_perf_event_enable(struct perf_event *event)
 	now = event->ctx->time;
 
 	atomic64_set(&hwc->prev_count, now);
-	hrtimer_init(&hwc->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-	hwc->hrtimer.function = perf_swevent_hrtimer;
-	if (hwc->sample_period) {
-		u64 period = max_t(u64, 10000, hwc->sample_period);
-		__hrtimer_start_range_ns(&hwc->hrtimer,
-				ns_to_ktime(period), 0,
-				HRTIMER_MODE_REL, 0);
-	}
+
+	perf_swevent_start_hrtimer(event);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void task_clock_perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	if (event->hw.sample_period)
-		hrtimer_cancel(&event->hw.hrtimer);
+	perf_swevent_cancel_hrtimer(event);
 	task_clock_perf_event_update(event, event->ctx->time);
 
 }