diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 2d9aeba1f3e2..fdb7f7ef380c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -951,9 +951,9 @@ list_update_cgroup_event(struct perf_event *event,
 
 	/*
 	 * Because cgroup events are always per-cpu events,
-	 * this will always be called from the right CPU.
+	 * @ctx == &cpuctx->ctx.
 	 */
-	cpuctx = __get_cpu_context(ctx);
+	cpuctx = container_of(ctx, struct perf_cpu_context, ctx);
 
 	/*
 	 * Since setting cpuctx->cgrp is conditional on the current @cgrp
@@ -979,7 +979,8 @@ list_update_cgroup_event(struct perf_event *event,
 
 	cpuctx_entry = &cpuctx->cgrp_cpuctx_entry;
 	if (add)
-		list_add(cpuctx_entry, this_cpu_ptr(&cgrp_cpuctx_list));
+		list_add(cpuctx_entry,
+			 per_cpu_ptr(&cgrp_cpuctx_list, event->cpu));
 	else
 		list_del(cpuctx_entry);
 }