diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index b0c95f0f06fd..c46b02bfe179 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7458,7 +7458,19 @@ __perf_event_exit_task(struct perf_event *child_event,
 			 struct perf_event_context *child_ctx,
 			 struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	perf_remove_from_context(child_event, true);
+	/*
+	 * Do not destroy the 'original' grouping; because of the context
+	 * switch optimization the original events could've ended up in a
+	 * random child task.
+	 *
+	 * If we were to destroy the original group, all group related
+	 * operations would cease to function properly after this random
+	 * child dies.
+	 *
+	 * Do destroy all inherited groups, we don't care about those
+	 * and being thorough is better.
+	 */
+	perf_remove_from_context(child_event, !!child_event->parent);
 
 	/*
 	 * It can happen that the parent exits first, and has events