diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 050a290c72c7..87e945d6ebb8 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3862,10 +3862,8 @@ static void _free_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->ctx)
 		put_ctx(event->ctx);
 
-	if (event->pmu) {
-		exclusive_event_destroy(event);
-		module_put(event->pmu->module);
-	}
+	exclusive_event_destroy(event);
+	module_put(event->pmu->module);
 
 	call_rcu(&event->rcu_head, free_event_rcu);
 }