diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mmap.c b/tools/perf/util/mmap.c
index 38ca3ffb9d614..f6cfc52ff1fe9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mmap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mmap.c
@@ -317,5 +317,11 @@ int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, void *to,
  */
 void perf_mmap__read_done(struct perf_mmap *map)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Check if event was unmapped due to a POLLHUP/POLLERR.
+	 */
+	if (!refcount_read(&map->refcnt))
+		return;
+
 	map->prev = perf_mmap__read_head(map);
 }