diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 2c96c43c313a..17abcf5c496a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ struct kvm_pmc {
 	bool intr;
 };
 
+/* More counters may conflict with other existing Architectural MSRs */
+#define KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC	8
+#define MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR_MAX	(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC - 1)
+#define MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_MAX	(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC - 1)
 #define KVM_PMC_MAX_FIXED	3
 struct kvm_pmu {
 	unsigned nr_arch_gp_counters;
@@ -516,7 +520,7 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
 	u64 reserved_bits;
 	u64 raw_event_mask;
 	u8 version;
-	struct kvm_pmc gp_counters[INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC];
+	struct kvm_pmc gp_counters[KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC];
 	struct kvm_pmc fixed_counters[KVM_PMC_MAX_FIXED];
 	struct irq_work irq_work;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(reprogram_pmi, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 02f9e4f245bd..15625b858800 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static const struct x86_cpu_id vmx_icl_pebs_cpu[] = {
  *        code. Each pmc, stored in kvm_pmc.idx field, is unique across
  *        all perf counters (both gp and fixed). The mapping relationship
  *        between pmc and perf counters is as the following:
- *        * Intel: [0 .. INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC-1] <=> gp counters
+ *        * Intel: [0 .. KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC-1] <=> gp counters
  *                 [INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED .. INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED + 2] <=> fixed
  *        * AMD:   [0 .. AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS-1] and, for families 15H
  *          and later, [0 .. AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE-1] <=> gp counters
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index c399637a3a79..ac74fb88e3c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 	struct lbr_desc *lbr_desc = vcpu_to_lbr_desc(vcpu);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC; i++) {
 		pmu->gp_counters[i].type = KVM_PMC_GP;
 		pmu->gp_counters[i].vcpu = vcpu;
 		pmu->gp_counters[i].idx = i;
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = NULL;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC; i++) {
 		pmc = &pmu->gp_counters[i];
 
 		pmc_stop_counter(pmc);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 9f74c3924377..bf7eafcbe5ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1424,6 +1424,9 @@ static const u32 msrs_to_save_all[] = {
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0 + 2,
 	MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS,
 	MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL,
+	MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, MSR_IA32_DS_AREA, MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG,
+
+	/* This part of MSRs should match KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC. */
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR1,
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + 2, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + 3,
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + 4, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + 5,
@@ -1432,7 +1435,6 @@ static const u32 msrs_to_save_all[] = {
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 2, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 3,
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 4, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 5,
 	MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 6, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 7,
-	MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, MSR_IA32_DS_AREA, MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG,
 
 	MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0, MSR_K7_EVNTSEL1, MSR_K7_EVNTSEL2, MSR_K7_EVNTSEL3,
 	MSR_K7_PERFCTR0, MSR_K7_PERFCTR1, MSR_K7_PERFCTR2, MSR_K7_PERFCTR3,
@@ -6916,14 +6918,14 @@ static void kvm_init_msr_list(void)
 				intel_pt_validate_hw_cap(PT_CAP_num_address_ranges) * 2)
 				continue;
 			break;
-		case MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 ... MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + 7:
+		case MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 ... MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR_MAX:
 			if (msrs_to_save_all[i] - MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 >=
-			    min(INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC, kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_gp))
+			    min(KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC, kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_gp))
 				continue;
 			break;
-		case MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 ... MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 7:
+		case MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 ... MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_MAX:
 			if (msrs_to_save_all[i] - MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 >=
-			    min(INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC, kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_gp))
+			    min(KVM_INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC, kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_gp))
 				continue;
 			break;
 		case MSR_IA32_XFD:
