diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c
index c92c29de725e..7bfeb5208177 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c
@@ -1168,6 +1168,7 @@ static void hw_collect_samples(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long *sdbt,
 static void hw_perf_event_update(struct perf_event *event, int flush_all)
 {
 	unsigned long long event_overflow, sampl_overflow, num_sdb;
+	struct cpu_hw_sf *cpuhw = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_sf);
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
 	union hws_trailer_header prev, new;
 	struct hws_trailer_entry *te;
@@ -1247,8 +1248,11 @@ static void hw_perf_event_update(struct perf_event *event, int flush_all)
 	 * are dropped.
 	 * Slightly increase the interval to avoid hitting this limit.
 	 */
-	if (event_overflow)
+	if (event_overflow) {
 		SAMPL_RATE(hwc) += DIV_ROUND_UP(SAMPL_RATE(hwc), 10);
+		if (SAMPL_RATE(hwc) > cpuhw->qsi.max_sampl_rate)
+			SAMPL_RATE(hwc) = cpuhw->qsi.max_sampl_rate;
+	}
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long aux_sdb_index(struct aux_buffer *aux,