diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 2641ba620f12a51d4c5d71ceba3bd28557926bfb..e010bfed84170570ddc74d307fd0620c7bc6a3c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1237,11 +1237,11 @@ pebs_update_state(bool needed_cb, struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	struct pmu *pmu = event->pmu;
 
 	/*
-	 * Make sure we get updated with the first PEBS
-	 * event. It will trigger also during removal, but
-	 * that does not hurt:
+	 * Make sure we get updated with the first PEBS event.
+	 * During removal, ->pebs_data_cfg is still valid for
+	 * the last PEBS event. Don't clear it.
 	 */
-	if (cpuc->n_pebs == 1)
+	if ((cpuc->n_pebs == 1) && add)
 		cpuc->pebs_data_cfg = PEBS_UPDATE_DS_SW;
 
 	if (needed_cb != pebs_needs_sched_cb(cpuc)) {