diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index a6f8600672d7..c068027ac55f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -502,6 +502,11 @@ static inline int __do_cpuid_ent(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
 		union cpuid10_eax eax;
 		union cpuid10_edx edx;
 
+		if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON)) {
+			entry->eax = entry->ebx = entry->ecx = entry->edx = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		perf_get_x86_pmu_capability(&cap);
 
 		/*