diff --git a/kernel/events/callchain.c b/kernel/events/callchain.c
index 73cc26e321de..c187aa3df3c8 100644
--- a/kernel/events/callchain.c
+++ b/kernel/events/callchain.c
@@ -131,14 +131,8 @@ int get_callchain_buffers(int event_max_stack)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (count > 1) {
-		/* If the allocation failed, give up */
-		if (!callchain_cpus_entries)
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
-	err = alloc_callchain_buffers();
+	if (count == 1)
+		err = alloc_callchain_buffers();
 exit:
 	if (err)
 		atomic_dec(&nr_callchain_events);