diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
index 0b488d49694c..5fdaa2d36fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
@@ -761,9 +761,18 @@ static void i915_pmu_event_start(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 
 static void i915_pmu_event_stop(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 {
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 =
+		container_of(event->pmu, typeof(*i915), pmu.base);
+	struct i915_pmu *pmu = &i915->pmu;
+
+	if (pmu->closed)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (flags & PERF_EF_UPDATE)
 		i915_pmu_event_read(event);
 	i915_pmu_disable(event);
+
+out:
 	event->hw.state = PERF_HES_STOPPED;
 }