diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 5e0bf399..4990ce2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@
 	perf_disable();
 	power_pmu_read(counter);
 	left = counter->hw.sample_period;
+	counter->hw.last_period = left;
 	val = 0;
 	if (left < 0x80000000L)
 		val = 0x80000000L - left;
@@ -937,7 +938,8 @@
 
 	counter->hw.config = events[n];
 	counter->hw.counter_base = cflags[n];
-	atomic64_set(&counter->hw.period_left, counter->hw.sample_period);
+	counter->hw.last_period = counter->hw.sample_period;
+	atomic64_set(&counter->hw.period_left, counter->hw.last_period);
 
 	/*
 	 * See if we need to reserve the PMU.
@@ -1002,8 +1004,9 @@
 	 */
 	if (record) {
 		struct perf_sample_data data = {
-			.regs = regs,
-			.addr = 0,
+			.regs	= regs,
+			.addr	= 0,
+			.period	= counter->hw.last_period,
 		};
 
 		if (counter->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index 82a23d4..57ae1be 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@
 
 	if (!hwc->sample_period) {
 		hwc->sample_period = x86_pmu.max_period;
+		hwc->last_period = hwc->sample_period;
 		atomic64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);
 	}
 
@@ -880,12 +881,14 @@
 	if (unlikely(left <= -period)) {
 		left = period;
 		atomic64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
+		hwc->last_period = period;
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(left <= 0)) {
 		left += period;
 		atomic64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
+		hwc->last_period = period;
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -1257,9 +1260,12 @@
 		if (val & (1ULL << (x86_pmu.counter_bits - 1)))
 			continue;
 
-		/* counter overflow */
-		handled = 1;
-		inc_irq_stat(apic_perf_irqs);
+		/*
+		 * counter overflow
+		 */
+		handled		= 1;
+		data.period	= counter->hw.last_period;
+
 		if (!x86_perf_counter_set_period(counter, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
 
@@ -1267,6 +1273,9 @@
 			amd_pmu_disable_counter(hwc, idx);
 	}
 
+	if (handled)
+		inc_irq_stat(apic_perf_irqs);
+
 	return handled;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index d8c0eb4..5b96647 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@
 	};
 	atomic64_t			prev_count;
 	u64				sample_period;
+	u64				last_period;
 	atomic64_t			period_left;
 	u64				interrupts;
 
@@ -606,8 +607,9 @@
 extern void perf_counter_update_userpage(struct perf_counter *counter);
 
 struct perf_sample_data {
-	struct pt_regs	*regs;
-	u64		addr;
+	struct pt_regs		*regs;
+	u64			addr;
+	u64			period;
 };
 
 extern int perf_counter_overflow(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi,
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 4fe85e8..8b89b40 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@
 		perf_output_put(&handle, cpu_entry);
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
-		perf_output_put(&handle, counter->hw.sample_period);
+		perf_output_put(&handle, data->period);
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX PERF_SAMPLE_GROUP vs inherited counters seems difficult.
@@ -3040,11 +3040,13 @@
 	if (unlikely(left <= -period)) {
 		left = period;
 		atomic64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
+		hwc->last_period = period;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(left <= 0)) {
 		left += period;
 		atomic64_add(period, &hwc->period_left);
+		hwc->last_period = period;
 	}
 
 	atomic64_set(&hwc->prev_count, -left);
@@ -3086,8 +3088,9 @@
 				    int nmi, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
 {
 	struct perf_sample_data data = {
-		.regs = regs,
-		.addr = addr,
+		.regs	= regs,
+		.addr	= addr,
+		.period	= counter->hw.last_period,
 	};
 
 	perf_swcounter_update(counter);