diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-fsl-emb.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-fsl-emb.c
index 7120ab20cbfe..02b5dd74c187 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-fsl-emb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-fsl-emb.c
@@ -366,9 +366,10 @@ static void fsl_emb_pmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 
 	cpuhw->n_events--;
 
+	put_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
+
  out:
 	perf_pmu_enable(event->pmu);
-	put_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
 }
 
 static void fsl_emb_pmu_start(struct perf_event *event, int ef_flags)