diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 8269cafc6eb1..0de4de6dd43e 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ static inline struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_get(u32 ufd)
 static inline void bpf_prog_put(struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void bpf_prog_put_rcu(struct bpf_prog *prog)
+{
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */
 
 /* verifier prototypes for helper functions called from eBPF programs */
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 274450efea90..d00c47b67a97 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7531,7 +7531,7 @@ static void perf_event_free_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event)
 	prog = event->tp_event->prog;
 	if (prog) {
 		event->tp_event->prog = NULL;
-		bpf_prog_put(prog);
+		bpf_prog_put_rcu(prog);
 	}
 }