diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 79b18a20cf5d..b7532650de47 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ struct perf_addr_filters_head {
 };
 
 /**
- * enum perf_event_active_state - the states of a event
+ * enum perf_event_state - the states of a event
  */
-enum perf_event_active_state {
+enum perf_event_state {
 	PERF_EVENT_STATE_DEAD		= -4,
 	PERF_EVENT_STATE_EXIT		= -3,
 	PERF_EVENT_STATE_ERROR		= -2,
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ struct perf_event {
 	struct pmu			*pmu;
 	void				*pmu_private;
 
-	enum perf_event_active_state	state;
+	enum perf_event_state		state;
 	unsigned int			attach_state;
 	local64_t			count;
 	atomic64_t			child_count;
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index b249e0f197a7..6322e245176c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10801,7 +10801,7 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 	      struct perf_event *group_leader,
 	      struct perf_event_context *child_ctx)
 {
-	enum perf_event_active_state parent_state = parent_event->state;
+	enum perf_event_state parent_state = parent_event->state;
 	struct perf_event *child_event;
 	unsigned long flags;