diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index f8ec36197718..4eb88065a9b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -978,9 +978,9 @@ extern void perf_event_output_forward(struct perf_event *event,
 extern void perf_event_output_backward(struct perf_event *event,
 				       struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				       struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
-			      struct perf_sample_data *data,
-			      struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern int perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_sample_data *data,
+			     struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 static inline bool
 is_default_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index fbe59b793b36..bc525cd1615c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6489,7 +6489,7 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
 		data->phys_addr = perf_virt_to_phys(data->addr);
 }
 
-static __always_inline void
+static __always_inline int
 __perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
 		    struct perf_sample_data *data,
 		    struct pt_regs *regs,
@@ -6499,13 +6499,15 @@ __perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
 {
 	struct perf_output_handle handle;
 	struct perf_event_header header;
+	int err;
 
 	/* protect the callchain buffers */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	perf_prepare_sample(&header, data, event, regs);
 
-	if (output_begin(&handle, event, header.size))
+	err = output_begin(&handle, event, header.size);
+	if (err)
 		goto exit;
 
 	perf_output_sample(&handle, &header, data, event);
@@ -6514,6 +6516,7 @@ __perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
 
 exit:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return err;
 }
 
 void
@@ -6532,12 +6535,12 @@ perf_event_output_backward(struct perf_event *event,
 	__perf_event_output(event, data, regs, perf_output_begin_backward);
 }
 
-void
+int
 perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
 		  struct perf_sample_data *data,
 		  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	__perf_event_output(event, data, regs, perf_output_begin);
+	return __perf_event_output(event, data, regs, perf_output_begin);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 8b068adb9da1..088c2032ceaf 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -431,8 +431,7 @@ __bpf_perf_event_output(struct pt_regs *regs, struct bpf_map *map,
 	if (unlikely(event->oncpu != cpu))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	perf_event_output(event, sd, regs);
-	return 0;
+	return perf_event_output(event, sd, regs);
 }
 
 BPF_CALL_5(bpf_perf_event_output, struct pt_regs *, regs, struct bpf_map *, map,
diff --git a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c
index 53c233370fae..9e9d4c66e53c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c
+++ b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ int sys_enter(struct syscall_enter_args *args)
 		len = sizeof(augmented_args.args);
 	}
 
-	perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, &augmented_args, len);
-	return 0;
+	/* If perf_event_output fails, return non-zero so that it gets recorded unaugmented */
+	return perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, &augmented_args, len);
 }
 
 SEC("raw_syscalls:sys_exit")
diff --git a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_syscalls.c b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_syscalls.c
index 2ae44813ef2d..b7dba114e36c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_syscalls.c
+++ b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_syscalls.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ int syscall_enter(syscall)(struct syscall_enter_##syscall##_args *args)				\
 		len -= sizeof(augmented_args.filename.value) - augmented_args.filename.size;	\
 		len &= sizeof(augmented_args.filename.value) - 1;				\
 	}											\
-	perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, 			\
-			  &augmented_args, len);						\
-	return 0;										\
+	/* If perf_event_output fails, return non-zero so that it gets recorded unaugmented */	\
+	return perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, 		\
+				 &augmented_args, len);						\
 }												\
 int syscall_exit(syscall)(struct syscall_exit_args *args)					\
 {												\
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ int syscall_enter(syscall)(struct syscall_enter_##syscall##_args *args)				\
 /*		addrlen = augmented_args.args.addrlen;				     */		\
 /*										     */		\
 	probe_read(&augmented_args.addr, addrlen, args->addr_ptr); 				\
-	perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, 			\
-			  &augmented_args, 							\
-			  sizeof(augmented_args) - sizeof(augmented_args.addr) + addrlen);	\
-	return 0;										\
+	/* If perf_event_output fails, return non-zero so that it gets recorded unaugmented */	\
+	return perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, 		\
+				 &augmented_args, 						\
+				sizeof(augmented_args) - sizeof(augmented_args.addr) + addrlen);\
 }												\
 int syscall_exit(syscall)(struct syscall_exit_args *args)					\
 {												\
diff --git a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/etcsnoop.c b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/etcsnoop.c
index b59e8812ee8c..550e69c2e8d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/etcsnoop.c
+++ b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/etcsnoop.c
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ int syscall_enter(syscall)(struct syscall_enter_##syscall##_args *args)				\
 						      args->filename_ptr); 			\
 	if (__builtin_memcmp(augmented_args.filename.value, etc, 4) != 0)			\
 		return 0;									\
-	perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, 			\
-			  &augmented_args, 							\
-			  (sizeof(augmented_args) - sizeof(augmented_args.filename.value) +	\
-			   augmented_args.filename.size));					\
-	return 0;										\
+	/* If perf_event_output fails, return non-zero so that it gets recorded unaugmented */	\
+	return perf_event_output(args, &__augmented_syscalls__, BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU, 		\
+				 &augmented_args,						\
+				 (sizeof(augmented_args) - sizeof(augmented_args.filename.value) + \
+				 augmented_args.filename.size));				\
 }
 
 struct syscall_enter_openat_args {