diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core_pltdrv.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core_pltdrv.c
index 15ca8afdd973..ddfba38c2104 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core_pltdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core_pltdrv.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
 #include <asm/intel-family.h>
 
+#include <xen/xen.h>
+
 static void intel_pmc_core_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	kfree(dev);
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@ static int __init pmc_core_platform_init(void)
 	if (acpi_dev_present("INT33A1", NULL, -1))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/*
+	 * Skip forcefully attaching the device for VMs. Make an exception for
+	 * Xen dom0, which does have full hardware access.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR) && !xen_initial_domain())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!x86_match_cpu(intel_pmc_core_platform_ids))
 		return -ENODEV;