diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c
index b2b8d2074ed0..130b9f1a40e0 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ int riscv_pmu_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 		left = (max_period >> 1);
 
 	local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (u64)-left);
-	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 
 	return overflow;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index 0cb694b794ae..3735337a4cfb 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ static inline void pmu_sbi_start_overflow_mask(struct riscv_pmu *pmu,
 			sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START, idx, 1,
 				  flag, init_val, 0, 0);
 #endif
+			perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 		}
 		ctr_ovf_mask = ctr_ovf_mask >> 1;
 		idx++;