diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 39596ed4ab86..077df5aea19a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -691,15 +691,10 @@ static inline u32 armv8pmu_getreset_flags(void)
 
 static void armv8pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
-	struct pmu_hw_events *events = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_pmu->hw_events);
-
 	/*
 	 * Enable counter and interrupt, and set the counter to count
 	 * the event that we're interested in.
 	 */
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable counter
@@ -720,21 +715,10 @@ static void armv8pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * Enable counter
 	 */
 	armv8pmu_enable_event_counter(event);
-
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void armv8pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
-	struct pmu_hw_events *events = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_pmu->hw_events);
-
-	/*
-	 * Disable counter and interrupt
-	 */
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * Disable counter
 	 */
@@ -744,30 +728,18 @@ static void armv8pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * Disable interrupt for this counter
 	 */
 	armv8pmu_disable_event_irq(event);
-
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void armv8pmu_start(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct pmu_hw_events *events = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_pmu->hw_events);
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 	/* Enable all counters */
 	armv8pmu_pmcr_write(armv8pmu_pmcr_read() | ARMV8_PMU_PMCR_E);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void armv8pmu_stop(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct pmu_hw_events *events = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_pmu->hw_events);
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 	/* Disable all counters */
 	armv8pmu_pmcr_write(armv8pmu_pmcr_read() & ~ARMV8_PMU_PMCR_E);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&events->pmu_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t armv8pmu_handle_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)