diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
index 10b8d3eaaf15d7..c635b8b49e931e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ static int uncore_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id
 	box->phys_id = phys_id;
 	box->pci_dev = pdev;
 	box->pmu = pmu;
-	uncore_box_init(box);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, box);
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&uncore_box_lock);
@@ -1004,10 +1003,8 @@ static int uncore_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 			pmu = &type->pmus[j];
 			box = *per_cpu_ptr(pmu->box, cpu);
 			/* called by uncore_cpu_init? */
-			if (box && box->phys_id >= 0) {
-				uncore_box_init(box);
+			if (box && box->phys_id >= 0)
 				continue;
-			}
 
 			for_each_online_cpu(k) {
 				exist = *per_cpu_ptr(pmu->box, k);
@@ -1023,10 +1020,8 @@ static int uncore_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (box) {
+			if (box)
 				box->phys_id = phys_id;
-				uncore_box_init(box);
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h
index 863d9b02563e59..6c8c1e7e69d85d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.h
@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@ static inline int uncore_num_counters(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 	return box->pmu->type->num_counters;
 }
 
+static inline void uncore_box_init(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(UNCORE_BOX_FLAG_INITIATED, &box->flags)) {
+		if (box->pmu->type->ops->init_box)
+			box->pmu->type->ops->init_box(box);
+	}
+}
+
 static inline void uncore_disable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 {
 	if (box->pmu->type->ops->disable_box)
@@ -265,6 +273,8 @@ static inline void uncore_disable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 
 static inline void uncore_enable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 {
+	uncore_box_init(box);
+
 	if (box->pmu->type->ops->enable_box)
 		box->pmu->type->ops->enable_box(box);
 }
@@ -287,14 +297,6 @@ static inline u64 uncore_read_counter(struct intel_uncore_box *box,
 	return box->pmu->type->ops->read_counter(box, event);
 }
 
-static inline void uncore_box_init(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
-{
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(UNCORE_BOX_FLAG_INITIATED, &box->flags)) {
-		if (box->pmu->type->ops->init_box)
-			box->pmu->type->ops->init_box(box);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline bool uncore_box_is_fake(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 {
 	return (box->phys_id < 0);