diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 852ae8c..999835b 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1901,11 +1901,12 @@ static void __perf_event_read(void *info)
 		return;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
-	update_context_time(ctx);
+	if (ctx->is_active)
+		update_context_time(ctx);
 	update_event_times(event);
+	if (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
+		event->pmu->read(event);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
-
-	event->pmu->read(event);
 }
 
 static inline u64 perf_event_count(struct perf_event *event)