diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 1a3bf48743ce..eddf1ed4155e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3442,7 +3442,6 @@ static void free_event_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 	if (event->ns)
 		put_pid_ns(event->ns);
 	perf_event_free_filter(event);
-	perf_event_free_bpf_prog(event);
 	kfree(event);
 }
 
@@ -3573,6 +3572,8 @@ static void __free_event(struct perf_event *event)
 			put_callchain_buffers();
 	}
 
+	perf_event_free_bpf_prog(event);
+
 	if (event->destroy)
 		event->destroy(event);