diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index dfff5ed5c625..8e38d5267f22 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <asm/virt.h>
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/clocksource.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/perf/arm_pmu.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -1278,3 +1279,32 @@ static int __init armv8_pmu_driver_init(void)
 		return arm_pmu_acpi_probe(armv8_pmuv3_init);
 }
 device_initcall(armv8_pmu_driver_init)
+
+void arch_perf_update_userpage(struct perf_event *event,
+			       struct perf_event_mmap_page *userpg, u64 now)
+{
+	u32 freq;
+	u32 shift;
+
+	/*
+	 * Internal timekeeping for enabled/running/stopped times
+	 * is always computed with the sched_clock.
+	 */
+	freq = arch_timer_get_rate();
+	userpg->cap_user_time = 1;
+
+	clocks_calc_mult_shift(&userpg->time_mult, &shift, freq,
+			NSEC_PER_SEC, 0);
+	/*
+	 * time_shift is not expected to be greater than 31 due to
+	 * the original published conversion algorithm shifting a
+	 * 32-bit value (now specifies a 64-bit value) - refer
+	 * perf_event_mmap_page documentation in perf_event.h.
+	 */
+	if (shift == 32) {
+		shift = 31;
+		userpg->time_mult >>= 1;
+	}
+	userpg->time_shift = (u16)shift;
+	userpg->time_offset = -now;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8f0434a9951a..1a16dcca0da2 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5246,8 +5246,8 @@ void perf_event_update_userpage(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	userpg = rb->user_page;
 	/*
-	 * Disable preemption so as to not let the corresponding user-space
-	 * spin too long if we get preempted.
+	 * Disable preemption to guarantee consistent time stamps are stored to
+	 * the user page.
 	 */
 	preempt_disable();
 	++userpg->lock;