diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 7d20743b48e1..2f07718bd41c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5574,7 +5574,7 @@ static inline int perf_fget_light(int fd, struct fd *p)
 static int perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event,
 				 struct perf_event *output_event);
 static int perf_event_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, void __user *arg);
-static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd);
+static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog);
 static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
 			  struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
@@ -5637,7 +5637,22 @@ static long _perf_ioctl(struct perf_event *event, unsigned int cmd, unsigned lon
 		return perf_event_set_filter(event, (void __user *)arg);
 
 	case PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF:
-		return perf_event_set_bpf_prog(event, arg);
+	{
+		struct bpf_prog *prog;
+		int err;
+
+		prog = bpf_prog_get(arg);
+		if (IS_ERR(prog))
+			return PTR_ERR(prog);
+
+		err = perf_event_set_bpf_prog(event, prog);
+		if (err) {
+			bpf_prog_put(prog);
+			return err;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	case PERF_EVENT_IOC_PAUSE_OUTPUT: {
 		struct perf_buffer *rb;
@@ -9923,10 +9938,8 @@ static void bpf_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event,
 	event->orig_overflow_handler(event, data, regs);
 }
 
-static int perf_event_set_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
+static int perf_event_set_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
-	struct bpf_prog *prog;
-
 	if (event->overflow_handler_context)
 		/* hw breakpoint or kernel counter */
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -9934,9 +9947,8 @@ static int perf_event_set_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
 	if (event->prog)
 		return -EEXIST;
 
-	prog = bpf_prog_get_type(prog_fd, BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT);
-	if (IS_ERR(prog))
-		return PTR_ERR(prog);
+	if (prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (event->attr.precise_ip &&
 	    prog->call_get_stack &&
@@ -9952,7 +9964,6 @@ static int perf_event_set_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
 		 * attached to perf_sample_data, do not allow attaching BPF
 		 * program that calls bpf_get_[stack|stackid].
 		 */
-		bpf_prog_put(prog);
 		return -EPROTO;
 	}
 
@@ -9974,7 +9985,7 @@ static void perf_event_free_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event)
 	bpf_prog_put(prog);
 }
 #else
-static int perf_event_set_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
+static int perf_event_set_bpf_handler(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -10002,14 +10013,12 @@ static inline bool perf_event_is_tracing(struct perf_event *event)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
+static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 	bool is_kprobe, is_tracepoint, is_syscall_tp;
-	struct bpf_prog *prog;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!perf_event_is_tracing(event))
-		return perf_event_set_bpf_handler(event, prog_fd);
+		return perf_event_set_bpf_handler(event, prog);
 
 	is_kprobe = event->tp_event->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_UKPROBE;
 	is_tracepoint = event->tp_event->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT;
@@ -10018,38 +10027,24 @@ static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
 		/* bpf programs can only be attached to u/kprobe or tracepoint */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	prog = bpf_prog_get(prog_fd);
-	if (IS_ERR(prog))
-		return PTR_ERR(prog);
-
 	if ((is_kprobe && prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE) ||
 	    (is_tracepoint && prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) ||
-	    (is_syscall_tp && prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)) {
-		/* valid fd, but invalid bpf program type */
-		bpf_prog_put(prog);
+	    (is_syscall_tp && prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	/* Kprobe override only works for kprobes, not uprobes. */
 	if (prog->kprobe_override &&
-	    !(event->tp_event->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE)) {
-		bpf_prog_put(prog);
+	    !(event->tp_event->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	if (is_tracepoint || is_syscall_tp) {
 		int off = trace_event_get_offsets(event->tp_event);
 
-		if (prog->aux->max_ctx_offset > off) {
-			bpf_prog_put(prog);
+		if (prog->aux->max_ctx_offset > off)
 			return -EACCES;
-		}
 	}
 
-	ret = perf_event_attach_bpf_prog(event, prog);
-	if (ret)
-		bpf_prog_put(prog);
-	return ret;
+	return perf_event_attach_bpf_prog(event, prog);
 }
 
 static void perf_event_free_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -10071,7 +10066,7 @@ static void perf_event_free_filter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 }
 
-static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
+static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
