diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index cdd09769e6c5..df27d08a7232 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -13959,7 +13959,7 @@ static void perf_event_clear_cpumask(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 
 	/* migrate */
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pmu, &pmus, entry, lockdep_is_held(&pmus_srcu)) {
+	list_for_each_entry(pmu, &pmus, entry) {
 		if (pmu->scope == PERF_PMU_SCOPE_NONE ||
 		    WARN_ON_ONCE(pmu->scope >= PERF_PMU_MAX_SCOPE))
 			continue;