diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index 31e0eb353cd8..a89206799db8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	}
 
 	if (event->group_leader != event) {
-		if (validate_group(event) != 0);
+		if (validate_group(event) != 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}