diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index da6d2ab31c6..7b3362f9abd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, saved_lvtpc);
 /* 0 == registered but off, 1 == registered and on */
 static int nmi_enabled = 0;
 
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_EVENT_MULTIPLEX
-extern atomic_t multiplex_counter;
-#endif
-
 struct op_counter_config counter_config[OP_MAX_COUNTER];
 
 /* common functions */
@@ -253,8 +248,6 @@ static int nmi_switch_event(void)
 
 	on_each_cpu(nmi_cpu_switch, NULL, 1);
 
-	atomic_inc(&multiplex_counter);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/oprof.c b/drivers/oprofile/oprof.c
index a48294a8ebe..dc8a0428260 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/oprof.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/oprof.c
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ static void stop_switch_worker(void)
 
 static void switch_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	if (!oprofile_ops.switch_events())
-		start_switch_worker();
+	if (oprofile_ops.switch_events())
+		return;
+
+	atomic_inc(&oprofile_stats.multiplex_counter);
+	start_switch_worker();
 }
 
 /* User inputs in ms, converts to jiffies */
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.c b/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.c
index 77a57a6792f..61689e814d4 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.c
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 #include "cpu_buffer.h"
 
 struct oprofile_stat_struct oprofile_stats;
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_EVENT_MULTIPLEX
-atomic_t multiplex_counter;
-#endif
 
 void oprofile_reset_stats(void)
 {
@@ -37,9 +34,7 @@ void oprofile_reset_stats(void)
 	atomic_set(&oprofile_stats.sample_lost_no_mapping, 0);
 	atomic_set(&oprofile_stats.event_lost_overflow, 0);
 	atomic_set(&oprofile_stats.bt_lost_no_mapping, 0);
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_EVENT_MULTIPLEX
-	atomic_set(&multiplex_counter, 0);
-#endif
+	atomic_set(&oprofile_stats.multiplex_counter, 0);
 }
 
 
@@ -84,6 +79,6 @@ void oprofile_create_stats_files(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *root)
 		&oprofile_stats.bt_lost_no_mapping);
 #ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_EVENT_MULTIPLEX
 	oprofilefs_create_ro_atomic(sb, dir, "multiplex_counter",
-		&multiplex_counter);
+		&oprofile_stats.multiplex_counter);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.h b/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.h
index 3da0d08dc1f..0b54e46c3c1 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/oprofile_stats.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct oprofile_stat_struct {
 	atomic_t sample_lost_no_mapping;
 	atomic_t bt_lost_no_mapping;
 	atomic_t event_lost_overflow;
+	atomic_t multiplex_counter;
 };
 
 extern struct oprofile_stat_struct oprofile_stats;