diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index a99ed7a09d9b5feb98f994948c724a09c49e7ea3..c82fa0f955cd3fe87e83e59033f8fa25feb4073e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ armpmu_map_cache_event(const unsigned (*cache_map)
 static int
 armpmu_map_event(const unsigned (*event_map)[PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX], u64 config)
 {
-	int mapping = (*event_map)[config];
+	int mapping;
+
+	if (config >= PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	mapping = (*event_map)[config];
 	return mapping == HW_OP_UNSUPPORTED ? -ENOENT : mapping;
 }