diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 32723d53b970..6e56f3b422ee 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2284,18 +2284,15 @@ event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 	}
 
 	if (event->pending_sigtrap) {
-		bool dec = true;
-
 		event->pending_sigtrap = 0;
 		if (state != PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF &&
-		    !event->pending_work) {
-			event->pending_work = 1;
-			dec = false;
+		    !event->pending_work &&
+		    !task_work_add(current, &event->pending_task, TWA_RESUME)) {
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&event->refcount));
-			task_work_add(current, &event->pending_task, TWA_RESUME);
-		}
-		if (dec)
+			event->pending_work = 1;
+		} else {
 			local_dec(&event->ctx->nr_pending);
+		}
 	}
 
 	perf_event_set_state(event, state);