diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index a06d95165ac7..c206decb39fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ static inline u64 get_sample_period(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u64 counter_value)
 	return sample_period;
 }
 
+static inline void pmc_update_sample_period(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+{
+	if (!pmc->perf_event || pmc->is_paused)
+		return;
+
+	perf_event_period(pmc->perf_event,
+			  get_sample_period(pmc, pmc->counter));
+}
+
 void reprogram_gp_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u64 eventsel);
 void reprogram_fixed_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u8 ctrl, int fixed_idx);
 void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, int pmc_idx);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
index 3faf1d9c6c91..f337ce7e898e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static int amd_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 	pmc = get_gp_pmc_amd(pmu, msr, PMU_TYPE_COUNTER);
 	if (pmc) {
 		pmc->counter += data - pmc_read_counter(pmc);
+		pmc_update_sample_period(pmc);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* MSR_EVNTSELn */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 7abe77c8b5d0..e7275ce15a8b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -439,15 +439,11 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 			    !(msr & MSR_PMC_FULL_WIDTH_BIT))
 				data = (s64)(s32)data;
 			pmc->counter += data - pmc_read_counter(pmc);
-			if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)
-				perf_event_period(pmc->perf_event,
-						  get_sample_period(pmc, data));
+			pmc_update_sample_period(pmc);
 			return 0;
 		} else if ((pmc = get_fixed_pmc(pmu, msr))) {
 			pmc->counter += data - pmc_read_counter(pmc);
-			if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)
-				perf_event_period(pmc->perf_event,
-						  get_sample_period(pmc, data));
+			pmc_update_sample_period(pmc);
 			return 0;
 		} else if ((pmc = get_gp_pmc(pmu, msr, MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0))) {
 			if (data == pmc->eventsel)