diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 862c1a4d971b..c399637a3a79 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -171,13 +171,6 @@ static inline struct kvm_pmc *get_fw_gp_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u32 msr)
 	return get_gp_pmc(pmu, msr, MSR_IA32_PMC0);
 }
 
-bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	struct x86_pmu_lbr *lbr = vcpu_to_lbr_records(vcpu);
-
-	return lbr->nr && (vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu) & PMU_CAP_LBR_FMT);
-}
-
 static bool intel_pmu_is_valid_lbr_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index)
 {
 	struct x86_pmu_lbr *records = vcpu_to_lbr_records(vcpu);
@@ -592,7 +585,9 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	bitmap_set(pmu->all_valid_pmc_idx,
 		INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC, pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters);
 
-	if (cpuid_model_is_consistent(vcpu))
+	perf_capabilities = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu);
+	if (cpuid_model_is_consistent(vcpu) &&
+	    (perf_capabilities & PMU_CAP_LBR_FMT))
 		x86_perf_get_lbr(&lbr_desc->records);
 	else
 		lbr_desc->records.nr = 0;
@@ -600,7 +595,6 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (lbr_desc->records.nr)
 		bitmap_set(pmu->all_valid_pmc_idx, INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR, 1);
 
-	perf_capabilities = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu);
 	if (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT) {
 		if (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE) {
 			pmu->pebs_enable_mask = counter_mask;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index f57a527cc589..24d58c2ffaa3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -544,9 +544,12 @@ static inline struct x86_pmu_lbr *vcpu_to_lbr_records(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return &vcpu_to_lbr_desc(vcpu)->records;
 }
 
-void intel_pmu_cross_mapped_check(struct kvm_pmu *pmu);
-bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+static inline bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return !!vcpu_to_lbr_records(vcpu)->nr;
+}
 
+void intel_pmu_cross_mapped_check(struct kvm_pmu *pmu);
 int intel_pmu_create_guest_lbr_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vmx_passthrough_lbr_msrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);