diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 90c1f7f07e53..1549461fa42b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int fixed_pmc_events[] = {
 static void reprogram_fixed_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 data)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
-	u8 old_fixed_ctr_ctrl = pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl;
+	u64 old_fixed_ctr_ctrl = pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl;
 	int i;
 
 	pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl = data;