diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 7ada9172b074..54f992e65252 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1374,6 +1374,13 @@ int x86_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 	    x86_pmu.set_topdown_event_period)
 		return x86_pmu.set_topdown_event_period(event);
 
+	/*
+	 * decrease period by the depth of the BRS feature to get
+	 * the last N taken branches and approximate the desired period
+	 */
+	if (has_branch_stack(event))
+		period = amd_brs_adjust_period(period);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we are way outside a reasonable range then just skip forward:
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 6f1265163c9f..d91ff2c6cefe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -1263,6 +1263,14 @@ static inline bool amd_brs_active(void)
 	return cpuc->brs_active;
 }
 
+static inline s64 amd_brs_adjust_period(s64 period)
+{
+	if (period > x86_pmu.lbr_nr)
+		return period - x86_pmu.lbr_nr;
+
+	return period;
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD */
 
 static inline int amd_pmu_init(void)
@@ -1287,6 +1295,10 @@ static inline void amd_brs_disable_all(void)
 {
 }
 
+static inline s64 amd_brs_adjust_period(s64 period)
+{
+	return period;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD */
 
 static inline int is_pebs_pt(struct perf_event *event)