diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/perf_event.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/perf_event.cpp
index 09b9db6ee02..34a38976418 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/perf_event.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/perf_event.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ namespace Kernel {
 KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$perf_event(int type, FlatPtr arg1, FlatPtr arg2)
 {
     VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
-    auto events_buffer = current_perf_events_buffer();
-    if (!events_buffer) {
-        if (!create_perf_events_buffer_if_needed())
-            return ENOMEM;
-        events_buffer = perf_events();
-    }
+    auto* events_buffer = current_perf_events_buffer();
+    if (!events_buffer)
+        return KSuccess;
     return events_buffer->append(type, arg1, arg2, nullptr);
 }