diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 5299488b002c..00e1660c10ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -215,85 +215,60 @@ static bool check_pmu_event_filter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 	return allow_event;
 }
 
-static void reprogram_gp_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
-{
-	u64 config;
-	u32 type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
-	u64 eventsel = pmc->eventsel;
-
-	if (eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_PIN_CONTROL)
-		printk_once("kvm pmu: pin control bit is ignored\n");
-
-	pmc_pause_counter(pmc);
-
-	if (!(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE) || !pmc_is_enabled(pmc))
-		return;
-
-	if (!check_pmu_event_filter(pmc))
-		return;
-
-	if (!(eventsel & (ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EDGE |
-			  ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INV |
-			  ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_CMASK |
-			  HSW_IN_TX |
-			  HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED))) {
-		config = kvm_x86_ops.pmu_ops->pmc_perf_hw_id(pmc);
-		if (config != PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX)
-			type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
-	}
-
-	if (type == PERF_TYPE_RAW)
-		config = eventsel & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK;
-
-	if (pmc->current_config == eventsel && pmc_resume_counter(pmc))
-		return;
-
-	pmc_release_perf_event(pmc);
-
-	pmc->current_config = eventsel;
-	pmc_reprogram_counter(pmc, type, config,
-			      !(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR),
-			      !(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS),
-			      eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT,
-			      (eventsel & HSW_IN_TX),
-			      (eventsel & HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED));
-}
-
-static void reprogram_fixed_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+static inline bool pmc_speculative_in_use(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
-	int idx = pmc->idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED;
-	u8 ctrl = fixed_ctrl_field(pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl, idx);
-	unsigned en_field = ctrl & 0x3;
-	bool pmi = ctrl & 0x8;
 
-	pmc_pause_counter(pmc);
+	if (pmc_is_fixed(pmc))
+		return fixed_ctrl_field(pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl,
+			pmc->idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED) & 0x3;
 
-	if (!en_field || !pmc_is_enabled(pmc))
-		return;
-
-	if (!check_pmu_event_filter(pmc))
-		return;
-
-	if (pmc->current_config == (u64)ctrl && pmc_resume_counter(pmc))
-		return;
-
-	pmc_release_perf_event(pmc);
-
-	pmc->current_config = (u64)ctrl;
-	pmc_reprogram_counter(pmc, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
-			      kvm_x86_ops.pmu_ops->pmc_perf_hw_id(pmc),
-			      !(en_field & 0x2), /* exclude user */
-			      !(en_field & 0x1), /* exclude kernel */
-			      pmi, false, false);
+	return pmc->eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
 }
 
 void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
-	if (pmc_is_gp(pmc))
-		reprogram_gp_counter(pmc);
-	else
-		reprogram_fixed_counter(pmc);
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
+	u64 eventsel = pmc->eventsel;
+	u64 new_config = eventsel;
+	u8 fixed_ctr_ctrl;
+
+	pmc_pause_counter(pmc);
+
+	if (!pmc_speculative_in_use(pmc) || !pmc_is_enabled(pmc))
+		return;
+
+	if (!check_pmu_event_filter(pmc))
+		return;
+
+	if (eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_PIN_CONTROL)
+		printk_once("kvm pmu: pin control bit is ignored\n");
+
+	if (pmc_is_fixed(pmc)) {
+		fixed_ctr_ctrl = fixed_ctrl_field(pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl,
+						  pmc->idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED);
+		if (fixed_ctr_ctrl & 0x1)
+			eventsel |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS;
+		if (fixed_ctr_ctrl & 0x2)
+			eventsel |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR;
+		if (fixed_ctr_ctrl & 0x8)
+			eventsel |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT;
+		new_config = (u64)fixed_ctr_ctrl;
+	}
+
+	if (pmc->current_config == new_config && pmc_resume_counter(pmc))
+		return;
+
+	pmc_release_perf_event(pmc);
+
+	pmc->current_config = new_config;
+	pmc_reprogram_counter(pmc, PERF_TYPE_RAW,
+			(eventsel & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK),
+			!(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR),
+			!(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS),
+			eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT,
+			(eventsel & HSW_IN_TX),
+			(eventsel & HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reprogram_counter);
 
@@ -451,17 +426,6 @@ void kvm_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_pmu_refresh(vcpu);
 }
 
-static inline bool pmc_speculative_in_use(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
-{
-	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
-
-	if (pmc_is_fixed(pmc))
-		return fixed_ctrl_field(pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl,
-			pmc->idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED) & 0x3;
-
-	return pmc->eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
-}
-
 /* Release perf_events for vPMCs that have been unused for a full time slice.  */
 void kvm_pmu_cleanup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 19b78a9d9d47..d823fbe4e155 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	pmu->reserved_bits = 0xffffffff00200000ull;
 
 	entry = kvm_find_cpuid_entry(vcpu, 0xa, 0);
-	if (!entry || !vcpu->kvm->arch.enable_pmu)
+	if (!entry || !vcpu->kvm->arch.enable_pmu || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON))
 		return;
 	eax.full = entry->eax;
 	edx.full = entry->edx;
