diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index ad19c276b10f..55addc85eaa7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int armpmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	event->destroy = hw_perf_event_destroy;
 
 	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&active_events)) {
-		if (atomic_read(&active_events) > armpmu.num_events) {
+		if (atomic_read(&active_events) > armpmu->num_events) {
 			atomic_dec(&active_events);
 			return -ENOSPC;
 		}