diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 1ef924d6a385..41a8a5f74940 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8166,8 +8166,8 @@ __perf_event_account_interrupt(struct perf_event *event, int throttle)
 		hwc->interrupts = 1;
 	} else {
 		hwc->interrupts++;
-		if (unlikely(throttle
-			     && hwc->interrupts >= max_samples_per_tick)) {
+		if (unlikely(throttle &&
+			     hwc->interrupts > max_samples_per_tick)) {
 			__this_cpu_inc(perf_throttled_count);
 			tick_dep_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), TICK_DEP_BIT_PERF_EVENTS);
 			hwc->interrupts = MAX_INTERRUPTS;