diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 3a17a68cf41a..2cdee62c3de7 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3909,7 +3909,7 @@ ctx_sched_in(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
 	if (likely(!ctx->nr_events))
 		return;
 
-	if (is_active ^ EVENT_TIME) {
+	if (!(is_active & EVENT_TIME)) {
 		/* start ctx time */
 		__update_context_time(ctx, false);
 		perf_cgroup_set_timestamp(task, ctx);