diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ccb256c377a6..d59e521f6023 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -8551,8 +8551,6 @@ int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque)
 
 	kvm_timer_init();
 
-	perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
-
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE)) {
 		host_xcr0 = xgetbv(XCR_XFEATURE_ENABLED_MASK);
 		supported_xcr0 = host_xcr0 & KVM_SUPPORTED_XCR0;
@@ -8586,7 +8584,6 @@ void kvm_arch_exit(void)
 		clear_hv_tscchange_cb();
 #endif
 	kvm_lapic_exit();
-	perf_unregister_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
 
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
 		cpufreq_unregister_notifier(&kvmclock_cpufreq_notifier_block,
@@ -11186,6 +11183,8 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 	memcpy(&kvm_x86_ops, ops->runtime_ops, sizeof(kvm_x86_ops));
 	kvm_ops_static_call_update();
 
+	perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
+
 	if (!kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
 		supported_xss = 0;
 
@@ -11213,6 +11212,8 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 
 void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void)
 {
+	perf_unregister_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
+
 	static_call(kvm_x86_hardware_unsetup)();
 }