diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 2b02c9fda790..1cd5eef1fcdd 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1562,8 +1562,10 @@ static void perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event, bool detach_group
 
 	if (!task) {
 		/*
-		 * Per cpu events are removed via an smp call and
-		 * the removal is always successful.
+		 * Per cpu events are removed via an smp call. The removal can
+		 * fail if the CPU is currently offline, but in that case we
+		 * already called __perf_remove_from_context from
+		 * perf_event_exit_cpu.
 		 */
 		cpu_function_call(event->cpu, __perf_remove_from_context, &re);
 		return;
@@ -8117,7 +8119,7 @@ static void perf_pmu_rotate_stop(struct pmu *pmu)
 
 static void __perf_event_exit_context(void *__info)
 {
-	struct remove_event re = { .detach_group = false };
+	struct remove_event re = { .detach_group = true };
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = __info;
 
 	perf_pmu_rotate_stop(ctx->pmu);