diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 177ecf617f33..92042ea636d1 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f53173e47dee5f7514d264796bec58d43ed0f67f
+refs/heads/master: 9985c20f9e4aee6857c08246b273a3695a52b929
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/events/core.c b/trunk/kernel/events/core.c
index 0567e32d71aa..b8785e26ee1c 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5926,13 +5926,6 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
 	if (ret)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	/*
-	 * If the type exists, the corresponding creation will verify
-	 * the attr->config.
-	 */
-	if (attr->type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (attr->__reserved_1)
 		return -EINVAL;