diff --git a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
index e8f53b2590a5..6d3e73848643 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
@@ -179,13 +179,11 @@ static u64 rapl_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 	s64 delta, sdelta;
 	int shift = RAPL_CNTR_WIDTH;
 
-again:
 	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
-	rdmsrl(event->hw.event_base, new_raw_count);
-
-	if (local64_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count, prev_raw_count,
-			    new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
-		goto again;
+	do {
+		rdmsrl(event->hw.event_base, new_raw_count);
+	} while (!local64_try_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count,
+				      &prev_raw_count, new_raw_count));
 
 	/*
 	 * Now we have the new raw value and have updated the prev