diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c
index feef6ee6e0e1..8f371f3cbbd2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c
@@ -3804,6 +3804,21 @@ static const struct attribute_group *skx_iio_attr_update[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
+static void pmu_clear_mapping_attr(const struct attribute_group **groups,
+				   struct attribute_group *ag)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++) {
+		if (groups[i] == ag) {
+			for (i++; groups[i]; i++)
+				groups[i - 1] = groups[i];
+			groups[i - 1] = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 pmu_iio_set_mapping(struct intel_uncore_type *type, struct attribute_group *ag)
 {
@@ -3852,7 +3867,7 @@ pmu_iio_set_mapping(struct intel_uncore_type *type, struct attribute_group *ag)
 clear_topology:
 	kfree(type->topology);
 clear_attr_update:
-	type->attr_update = NULL;
+	pmu_clear_mapping_attr(type->attr_update, ag);
 	return ret;
 }