diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
index 0729f9841ef4..1ae99deeec54 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
@@ -411,6 +411,12 @@ armv6pmu_get_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	}
 }
 
+static void armv6pmu_clear_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
+				     struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	clear_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->used_mask);
+}
+
 static void armv6pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	unsigned long val, mask, evt, flags;
@@ -491,6 +497,7 @@ static void armv6pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->read_counter	= armv6pmu_read_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->write_counter	= armv6pmu_write_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->get_event_idx	= armv6pmu_get_event_idx;
+	cpu_pmu->clear_event_idx = armv6pmu_clear_event_idx;
 	cpu_pmu->start		= armv6pmu_start;
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= armv6pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= armv6_map_event;
@@ -541,6 +548,7 @@ static int armv6mpcore_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->read_counter	= armv6pmu_read_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->write_counter	= armv6pmu_write_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->get_event_idx	= armv6pmu_get_event_idx;
+	cpu_pmu->clear_event_idx = armv6pmu_clear_event_idx;
 	cpu_pmu->start		= armv6pmu_start;
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= armv6pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= armv6mpcore_map_event;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 973043dd6187..a4fb0f8b8f84 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,12 @@ static int armv7pmu_get_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
+static void armv7pmu_clear_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
+				     struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	clear_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->used_mask);
+}
+
 /*
  * Add an event filter to a given event. This will only work for PMUv2 PMUs.
  */
@@ -1167,6 +1173,7 @@ static void armv7pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->read_counter	= armv7pmu_read_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->write_counter	= armv7pmu_write_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->get_event_idx	= armv7pmu_get_event_idx;
+	cpu_pmu->clear_event_idx = armv7pmu_clear_event_idx;
 	cpu_pmu->start		= armv7pmu_start;
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= armv7pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->reset		= armv7pmu_reset;
@@ -1637,6 +1644,7 @@ static void krait_pmu_clear_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	bool venum_event = EVENT_VENUM(hwc->config_base);
 	bool krait_event = EVENT_CPU(hwc->config_base);
 
+	armv7pmu_clear_event_idx(cpuc, event);
 	if (venum_event || krait_event) {
 		bit = krait_event_to_bit(event, region, group);
 		clear_bit(bit, cpuc->used_mask);
@@ -1966,6 +1974,7 @@ static void scorpion_pmu_clear_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	bool venum_event = EVENT_VENUM(hwc->config_base);
 	bool scorpion_event = EVENT_CPU(hwc->config_base);
 
+	armv7pmu_clear_event_idx(cpuc, event);
 	if (venum_event || scorpion_event) {
 		bit = scorpion_event_to_bit(event, region, group);
 		clear_bit(bit, cpuc->used_mask);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
index 942230fe0426..f6cdcacfb96d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ xscale1pmu_get_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	}
 }
 
+static void xscalepmu_clear_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
+				     struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	clear_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->used_mask);
+}
+
 static void xscale1pmu_start(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 {
 	unsigned long flags, val;
@@ -370,6 +376,7 @@ static int xscale1pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->read_counter	= xscale1pmu_read_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->write_counter	= xscale1pmu_write_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->get_event_idx	= xscale1pmu_get_event_idx;
+	cpu_pmu->clear_event_idx = xscalepmu_clear_event_idx;
 	cpu_pmu->start		= xscale1pmu_start;
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= xscale1pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= xscale_map_event;
@@ -738,6 +745,7 @@ static int xscale2pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->read_counter	= xscale2pmu_read_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->write_counter	= xscale2pmu_write_counter;
 	cpu_pmu->get_event_idx	= xscale2pmu_get_event_idx;
+	cpu_pmu->clear_event_idx = xscalepmu_clear_event_idx;
 	cpu_pmu->start		= xscale2pmu_start;
 	cpu_pmu->stop		= xscale2pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->map_event	= xscale_map_event;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 66a2ffdca6dd..ac66851d4b13 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -778,6 +778,12 @@ static int armv8pmu_get_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
+static void armv8pmu_clear_event_idx(struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc,
+				  struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	clear_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->used_mask);
+}
+
 /*
  * Add an event filter to a given event. This will only work for PMUv2 PMUs.
  */
@@ -956,6 +962,7 @@ static int armv8_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 	cpu_pmu->read_counter		= armv8pmu_read_counter,
 	cpu_pmu->write_counter		= armv8pmu_write_counter,
 	cpu_pmu->get_event_idx		= armv8pmu_get_event_idx,
+	cpu_pmu->clear_event_idx	= armv8pmu_clear_event_idx,
 	cpu_pmu->start			= armv8pmu_start,
 	cpu_pmu->stop			= armv8pmu_stop,
 	cpu_pmu->reset			= armv8pmu_reset,
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 8cad6b535a2c..a28881058f18 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -238,11 +238,10 @@ armpmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 
 	armpmu_stop(event, PERF_EF_UPDATE);
 	hw_events->events[idx] = NULL;
-	clear_bit(idx, hw_events->used_mask);
-	if (armpmu->clear_event_idx)
-		armpmu->clear_event_idx(hw_events, event);
-
+	armpmu->clear_event_idx(hw_events, event);
 	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+	/* Clear the allocated counter */
+	hwc->idx = -1;
 }
 
 static int