diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
index f24edad26c70..ae1919be8f98 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ struct arm_pmu {
 	void		(*disable)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*get_event_idx)(struct pmu_hw_events *hw_events,
 					 struct perf_event *event);
+	void		(*clear_event_idx)(struct pmu_hw_events *hw_events,
+					 struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*set_event_filter)(struct hw_perf_event *evt,
 					    struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 	u32		(*read_counter)(struct perf_event *event);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index b0c8489018d3..361a1aaee7c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ 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);
 
 	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 }