diff --git a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
index 1579429846cc..e8f53b2590a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
@@ -184,10 +184,8 @@ static u64 rapl_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 	rdmsrl(event->hw.event_base, new_raw_count);
 
 	if (local64_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count, prev_raw_count,
-			    new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count) {
-		cpu_relax();
+			    new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
 		goto again;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Now we have the new raw value and have updated the prev