diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index ba5bd6a78fe7..1a73ba0747df 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2343,6 +2343,34 @@ static inline struct list_head *get_event_list(struct perf_event *event)
 				    &event->pmu_ctx->flexible_active;
 }
 
+/* @sibling must already be unlinked from its old leader's sibling_list. */
+static void perf_promote_sibling_to_leader(struct perf_event *sibling,
+					   struct perf_event_context *ctx,
+					   int group_caps)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Events that have PERF_EV_CAP_SIBLING require being part of
+	 * a group and cannot exist on their own, schedule them out
+	 * and move them into the ERROR state. Also see
+	 * _perf_event_enable(), it will not be able to recover this
+	 * ERROR state.
+	 */
+	if (sibling->event_caps & PERF_EV_CAP_SIBLING)
+		__event_disable(sibling, ctx, PERF_EVENT_STATE_ERROR);
+
+	sibling->group_leader = sibling;
+	sibling->group_caps = group_caps;
+
+	if (sibling->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_CONTEXT) {
+		add_event_to_groups(sibling, ctx);
+
+		if (sibling->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
+			list_add_tail(&sibling->active_list, get_event_list(sibling));
+	}
+
+	perf_event__header_size(sibling);
+}
+
 static void perf_group_detach(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct perf_event *leader = event->group_leader;
@@ -2366,8 +2394,9 @@ static void perf_group_detach(struct perf_event *event)
 	 */
 	if (leader != event) {
 		list_del_init(&event->sibling_list);
-		event->group_leader->nr_siblings--;
-		event->group_leader->group_generation++;
+		leader->nr_siblings--;
+		leader->group_generation++;
+		perf_promote_sibling_to_leader(event, ctx, event->event_caps);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2377,32 +2406,14 @@ static void perf_group_detach(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * to whatever list we are on.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sibling, tmp, &event->sibling_list, sibling_list) {
-
-		/*
-		 * Events that have PERF_EV_CAP_SIBLING require being part of
-		 * a group and cannot exist on their own, schedule them out
-		 * and move them into the ERROR state. Also see
-		 * _perf_event_enable(), it will not be able to recover this
-		 * ERROR state.
-		 */
-		if (sibling->event_caps & PERF_EV_CAP_SIBLING)
-			__event_disable(sibling, ctx, PERF_EVENT_STATE_ERROR);
-
-		sibling->group_leader = sibling;
 		list_del_init(&sibling->sibling_list);
 
 		/* Inherit group flags from the previous leader */
-		sibling->group_caps = event->group_caps;
-
-		if (sibling->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_CONTEXT) {
-			add_event_to_groups(sibling, event->ctx);
-
-			if (sibling->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
-				list_add_tail(&sibling->active_list, get_event_list(sibling));
-		}
+		perf_promote_sibling_to_leader(sibling, ctx, event->group_caps);
 
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(sibling->ctx != event->ctx);
 	}
+	event->nr_siblings = 0;
 
 out:
 	for_each_sibling_event(tmp, leader)
@@ -2592,12 +2603,7 @@ __perf_remove_from_context(struct perf_event *event,
 	if (flags & DETACH_DEAD)
 		state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_DEAD;
 
-	event_sched_out(event, ctx);
-
-	if (event->state > PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
-		perf_cgroup_event_disable(event, ctx);
-
-	perf_event_set_state(event, min(event->state, state));
+	__event_disable(event, ctx, state);
 
 	if (flags & DETACH_GROUP)
 		perf_group_detach(event);
@@ -2666,8 +2672,9 @@ static void __event_disable(struct perf_event *event,
 			    enum perf_event_state state)
 {
 	event_sched_out(event, ctx);
-	perf_cgroup_event_disable(event, ctx);
-	perf_event_set_state(event, state);
+	if (event->state > PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
+		perf_cgroup_event_disable(event, ctx);
+	perf_event_set_state(event, min(event->state, state));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -13972,7 +13979,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 			goto err_fd;
 		}
 		group_leader = fd_file(group)->private_data;
-		if (group_leader->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_REVOKED) {
+		if (group_leader->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_EXIT) {
 			err = -ENODEV;
 			goto err_fd;
 		}
@@ -14103,6 +14110,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		if (group_leader->ctx != ctx)
 			goto err_locked;
 
+		/* Recheck under ctx::mutex to serialize against remove-on-exec. */
+		if (group_leader->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_EXIT) {
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			goto err_locked;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Only a group leader can be exclusive or pinned
 		 */