diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 89fb74e473370..e45ffad543be2 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ struct perf_cpu_context {
 	int				exclusive;
 	struct list_head		rotation_list;
 	int				jiffies_interval;
-	struct pmu			*active_pmu;
+	struct pmu			*unique_pmu;
 	struct perf_cgroup		*cgrp;
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8e810bab9ca85..f2c7f11247b76 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -4332,7 +4332,7 @@ static void perf_event_task_event(struct perf_task_event *task_event)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pmu, &pmus, entry) {
 		cpuctx = get_cpu_ptr(pmu->pmu_cpu_context);
-		if (cpuctx->active_pmu != pmu)
+		if (cpuctx->unique_pmu != pmu)
 			goto next;
 		perf_event_task_ctx(&cpuctx->ctx, task_event);
 
@@ -4478,7 +4478,7 @@ static void perf_event_comm_event(struct perf_comm_event *comm_event)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pmu, &pmus, entry) {
 		cpuctx = get_cpu_ptr(pmu->pmu_cpu_context);
-		if (cpuctx->active_pmu != pmu)
+		if (cpuctx->unique_pmu != pmu)
 			goto next;
 		perf_event_comm_ctx(&cpuctx->ctx, comm_event);
 
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@ static void perf_event_mmap_event(struct perf_mmap_event *mmap_event)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pmu, &pmus, entry) {
 		cpuctx = get_cpu_ptr(pmu->pmu_cpu_context);
-		if (cpuctx->active_pmu != pmu)
+		if (cpuctx->unique_pmu != pmu)
 			goto next;
 		perf_event_mmap_ctx(&cpuctx->ctx, mmap_event,
 					vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC);
@@ -5750,8 +5750,8 @@ static void update_pmu_context(struct pmu *pmu, struct pmu *old_pmu)
 
 		cpuctx = per_cpu_ptr(pmu->pmu_cpu_context, cpu);
 
-		if (cpuctx->active_pmu == old_pmu)
-			cpuctx->active_pmu = pmu;
+		if (cpuctx->unique_pmu == old_pmu)
+			cpuctx->unique_pmu = pmu;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -5886,7 +5886,7 @@ int perf_pmu_register(struct pmu *pmu, char *name, int type)
 		cpuctx->ctx.pmu = pmu;
 		cpuctx->jiffies_interval = 1;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpuctx->rotation_list);
-		cpuctx->active_pmu = pmu;
+		cpuctx->unique_pmu = pmu;
 	}
 
 got_cpu_context: