diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index bf318dd..8c1f7de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -2313,8 +2313,7 @@ static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
 			struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw;
 			cpuhw = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
 			power_pmu_bhrb_read(event, cpuhw);
-			data.br_stack = &cpuhw->bhrb_stack;
-			data.sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
+			perf_sample_save_brstack(&data, event, &cpuhw->bhrb_stack);
 		}
 
 		if (event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC &&
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index 4386b10..8c45b19 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -928,10 +928,8 @@ static int amd_pmu_v2_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
 			continue;
 
-		if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-			data.br_stack = &cpuc->lbr_stack;
-			data.sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
-		}
+		if (has_branch_stack(event))
+			perf_sample_save_brstack(&data, event, &cpuc->lbr_stack);
 
 		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 29d2d04..14f0a74 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3036,10 +3036,8 @@ static int handle_pmi_common(struct pt_regs *regs, u64 status)
 
 		perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0, event->hw.last_period);
 
-		if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-			data.br_stack = &cpuc->lbr_stack;
-			data.sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
-		}
+		if (has_branch_stack(event))
+			perf_sample_save_brstack(&data, event, &cpuc->lbr_stack);
 
 		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 158cf84..07c8a2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1720,10 +1720,8 @@ static void setup_pebs_fixed_sample_data(struct perf_event *event,
 		data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
 	}
 
-	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
-		data->br_stack = &cpuc->lbr_stack;
-		data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
-	}
+	if (has_branch_stack(event))
+		perf_sample_save_brstack(data, event, &cpuc->lbr_stack);
 }
 
 static void adaptive_pebs_save_regs(struct pt_regs *regs,
@@ -1883,8 +1881,7 @@ static void setup_pebs_adaptive_sample_data(struct perf_event *event,
 
 		if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
 			intel_pmu_store_pebs_lbrs(lbr);
-			data->br_stack = &cpuc->lbr_stack;
-			data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
+			perf_sample_save_brstack(data, event, &cpuc->lbr_stack);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 569dfac..7db0e9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1102,6 +1102,31 @@ extern u64 perf_event_read_value(struct perf_event *event,
 
 extern struct perf_callchain_entry *perf_callchain(struct perf_event *event, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+static inline bool branch_sample_no_flags(const struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_FLAGS;
+}
+
+static inline bool branch_sample_no_cycles(const struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_CYCLES;
+}
+
+static inline bool branch_sample_type(const struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE;
+}
+
+static inline bool branch_sample_hw_index(const struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX;
+}
+
+static inline bool branch_sample_priv(const struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE;
+}
+
 
 struct perf_sample_data {
 	/*
@@ -1210,6 +1235,21 @@ static inline void perf_sample_save_raw_data(struct perf_sample_data *data,
 	data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
 }
 
+static inline void perf_sample_save_brstack(struct perf_sample_data *data,
+					    struct perf_event *event,
+					    struct perf_branch_stack *brs)
+{
+	int size = sizeof(u64); /* nr */
+
+	if (branch_sample_hw_index(event))
+		size += sizeof(u64);
+	size += brs->nr * sizeof(struct perf_branch_entry);
+
+	data->br_stack = brs;
+	data->dyn_size += size;
+	data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
+}
+
 /*
  * Clear all bitfields in the perf_branch_entry.
  * The to and from fields are not cleared because they are
@@ -1827,30 +1867,4 @@ static inline void perf_lopwr_cb(bool mode)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-static inline bool branch_sample_no_flags(const struct perf_event *event)
-{
-	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_FLAGS;
-}
-
-static inline bool branch_sample_no_cycles(const struct perf_event *event)
-{
-	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_CYCLES;
-}
-
-static inline bool branch_sample_type(const struct perf_event *event)
-{
-	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE;
-}
-
-static inline bool branch_sample_hw_index(const struct perf_event *event)
-{
-	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX;
-}
-
-static inline bool branch_sample_priv(const struct perf_event *event)
-{
-	return event->attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
 #endif /* _LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 17108a2..bd20705 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7310,7 +7310,7 @@ void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	}
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) {
-		if (data->sample_flags & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) {
+		if (data->br_stack) {
 			size_t size;
 
 			size = data->br_stack->nr
@@ -7587,16 +7587,10 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
 		data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
 	}
 
-	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) {
-		int size = sizeof(u64); /* nr */
-		if (data->sample_flags & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) {
-			if (branch_sample_hw_index(event))
-				size += sizeof(u64);
-
-			size += data->br_stack->nr
-			      * sizeof(struct perf_branch_entry);
-		}
-		data->dyn_size += size;
+	if (filtered_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) {
+		data->br_stack = NULL;
+		data->dyn_size += sizeof(u64);
+		data->sample_flags |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
 	}
 
 	if (sample_type & (PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER | PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER))
