diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index db7b76d6b68a..e180134bad5e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5454,6 +5454,8 @@ attach_task_ctx_data(struct task_struct *task, struct kmem_cache *ctx_cache,
 		}
 
 		if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&old->refcount)) {
+			if (global)
+				old->global = true;
 			free_perf_ctx_data(cd); /* unused */
 			return 0;
 		}