diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c
index 003b9a28c83461be638730656c4614bf017fff09..06efad5b4f931b5c0ada1baad1a474945d3b05da 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_sf.c
@@ -958,10 +958,6 @@ static int cpumsf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	/* Check online status of the CPU to which the event is pinned */
-	if (event->cpu >= 0 && !cpu_online(event->cpu))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	/* Force reset of idle/hv excludes regardless of what the
 	 * user requested.
 	 */