diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 90b0c9324cbf..d357714fc02e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5489,6 +5489,12 @@ attach_global_ctx_data(struct kmem_cache *ctx_cache)
 					cd = NULL;
 			}
 			if (!cd) {
+				/*
+				 * Try to allocate context quickly before
+				 * traversing the whole thread list again.
+				 */
+				if (!attach_task_ctx_data(p, ctx_cache, true, GFP_NOWAIT))
+					continue;
 				get_task_struct(p);
 				goto alloc;
 			}