diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index b35a61a481fa..d3ff88c13632 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1108,12 +1108,6 @@ static inline void perf_event_task_tick(void)				{ }
 static inline int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event)	{ return 0; }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL)
-extern bool perf_event_can_stop_tick(void);
-#else
-static inline bool perf_event_can_stop_tick(void)			{ return true; }
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)
 extern void perf_restore_debug_store(void);
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/tick.h b/include/linux/tick.h
index 96d276a923bf..0e63db4bc662 100644
--- a/include/linux/tick.h
+++ b/include/linux/tick.h
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ static inline void tick_dep_clear_signal(struct signal_struct *signal,
 		tick_nohz_dep_clear_signal(signal, bit);
 }
 
-extern void tick_nohz_full_kick(void);
 extern void tick_nohz_full_kick_cpu(int cpu);
 extern void tick_nohz_full_kick_all(void);
 extern void __tick_nohz_task_switch(void);
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ static inline void tick_dep_clear_signal(struct signal_struct *signal,
 					 enum tick_dep_bits bit) { }
 
 static inline void tick_nohz_full_kick_cpu(int cpu) { }
-static inline void tick_nohz_full_kick(void) { }
 static inline void tick_nohz_full_kick_all(void) { }
 static inline void __tick_nohz_task_switch(void) { }
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 5946460b2425..f23d480052e3 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3060,17 +3060,6 @@ done:
 	return rotate;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
-bool perf_event_can_stop_tick(void)
-{
-	if (atomic_read(&nr_freq_events) ||
-	    __this_cpu_read(perf_throttled_count))
-		return false;
-	else
-		return true;
-}
-#endif
-
 void perf_event_task_tick(void)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = this_cpu_ptr(&active_ctx_list);
@@ -3081,6 +3070,7 @@ void perf_event_task_tick(void)
 
 	__this_cpu_inc(perf_throttled_seq);
 	throttled = __this_cpu_xchg(perf_throttled_count, 0);
+	tick_dep_clear_cpu(smp_processor_id(), TICK_DEP_BIT_PERF_EVENTS);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ctx, tmp, head, active_ctx_list)
 		perf_adjust_freq_unthr_context(ctx, throttled);
@@ -3511,6 +3501,28 @@ static void unaccount_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
 		atomic_dec(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nr_freq_lock);
+#endif
+
+static void unaccount_freq_event_nohz(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
+	spin_lock(&nr_freq_lock);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nr_freq_events))
+		tick_nohz_dep_clear(TICK_DEP_BIT_PERF_EVENTS);
+	spin_unlock(&nr_freq_lock);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void unaccount_freq_event(void)
+{
+	if (tick_nohz_full_enabled())
+		unaccount_freq_event_nohz();
+	else
+		atomic_dec(&nr_freq_events);
+}
+
 static void unaccount_event(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	bool dec = false;
@@ -3527,7 +3539,7 @@ static void unaccount_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->attr.task)
 		atomic_dec(&nr_task_events);
 	if (event->attr.freq)
-		atomic_dec(&nr_freq_events);
+		unaccount_freq_event();
 	if (event->attr.context_switch) {
 		dec = true;
 		atomic_dec(&nr_switch_events);
@@ -6349,9 +6361,9 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
 		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;
 			perf_log_throttle(event, 0);
-			tick_nohz_full_kick();
 			ret = 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -7741,6 +7753,27 @@ static void account_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
 		atomic_inc(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
 }
 
+/* Freq events need the tick to stay alive (see perf_event_task_tick). */
+static void account_freq_event_nohz(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
+	/* Lock so we don't race with concurrent unaccount */
+	spin_lock(&nr_freq_lock);
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&nr_freq_events) == 1)
+		tick_nohz_dep_set(TICK_DEP_BIT_PERF_EVENTS);
+	spin_unlock(&nr_freq_lock);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void account_freq_event(void)
+{
+	if (tick_nohz_full_enabled())
+		account_freq_event_nohz();
+	else
+		atomic_inc(&nr_freq_events);
+}
+
+
 static void account_event(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	bool inc = false;
@@ -7756,10 +7789,8 @@ static void account_event(struct perf_event *event)
 		atomic_inc(&nr_comm_events);
 	if (event->attr.task)
 		atomic_inc(&nr_task_events);
-	if (event->attr.freq) {
-		if (atomic_inc_return(&nr_freq_events) == 1)
-			tick_nohz_full_kick_all();
-	}
+	if (event->attr.freq)
+		account_freq_event();
 	if (event->attr.context_switch) {
 		atomic_inc(&nr_switch_events);
 		inc = true;
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 47e5ac45ce69..3f79def37ca9 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/irq_work.h>
 #include <linux/posix-timers.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/context_tracking.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
@@ -215,11 +214,6 @@ static bool can_stop_full_tick(struct tick_sched *ts)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!perf_event_can_stop_tick()) {
-		trace_tick_stop(0, TICK_DEP_MASK_PERF_EVENTS);
-		return false;
-	}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK
 	/*
 	 * sched_clock_tick() needs us?
@@ -257,7 +251,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irq_work, nohz_full_kick_work) = {
  * This kick, unlike tick_nohz_full_kick_cpu() and tick_nohz_full_kick_all(),
  * is NMI safe.
  */
-void tick_nohz_full_kick(void)
+static void tick_nohz_full_kick(void)
 {
 	if (!tick_nohz_full_cpu(smp_processor_id()))
 		return;