diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 925730bc9fc1..311176f290b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ struct trace_event_call {
 	int				perf_refcount;
 	struct hlist_head __percpu	*perf_events;
 	struct bpf_prog			*prog;
+	struct perf_event		*bpf_prog_owner;
 
 	int	(*perf_perm)(struct trace_event_call *,
 			     struct perf_event *);
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 3697063dd09a..8f75386e61a7 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7108,6 +7108,7 @@ static int perf_event_set_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event, u32 prog_fd)
 	}
 
 	event->tp_event->prog = prog;
+	event->tp_event->bpf_prog_owner = event;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -7120,7 +7121,7 @@ static void perf_event_free_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event)
 		return;
 
 	prog = event->tp_event->prog;
-	if (prog) {
+	if (prog && event->tp_event->bpf_prog_owner == event) {
 		event->tp_event->prog = NULL;
 		bpf_prog_put_rcu(prog);
 	}