diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index e1e546d742be..dd55fd475f12 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5217,14 +5217,15 @@ static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
 	if (!value)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (event->attr.freq && value > sysctl_perf_event_sample_rate)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (perf_event_check_period(event, value))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!event->attr.freq && (value & (1ULL << 63)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (event->attr.freq) {
+		if (value > sysctl_perf_event_sample_rate)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		if (perf_event_check_period(event, value))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (value & (1ULL << 63))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	event_function_call(event, __perf_event_period, &value);