diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 4ceced2669ef..906a7e84200f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1956,6 +1956,7 @@ static __init void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(void)
 #endif
 		CPU_BASED_MOV_DR_EXITING | CPU_BASED_UNCOND_IO_EXITING |
 		CPU_BASED_USE_IO_BITMAPS | CPU_BASED_MONITOR_EXITING |
+		CPU_BASED_RDPMC_EXITING |
 		CPU_BASED_ACTIVATE_SECONDARY_CONTROLS;
 	/*
 	 * We can allow some features even when not supported by the
@@ -2410,7 +2411,8 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf)
 	      CPU_BASED_USE_TSC_OFFSETING |
 	      CPU_BASED_MWAIT_EXITING |
 	      CPU_BASED_MONITOR_EXITING |
-	      CPU_BASED_INVLPG_EXITING;
+	      CPU_BASED_INVLPG_EXITING |
+	      CPU_BASED_RDPMC_EXITING;
 
 	if (yield_on_hlt)
 		min |= CPU_BASED_HLT_EXITING;
@@ -4613,6 +4615,16 @@ static int handle_invlpg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int handle_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = kvm_rdpmc(vcpu);
+	kvm_complete_insn_gp(vcpu, err);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int handle_wbinvd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
@@ -5563,6 +5575,7 @@ static int (*kvm_vmx_exit_handlers[])(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) = {
 	[EXIT_REASON_HLT]                     = handle_halt,
 	[EXIT_REASON_INVD]		      = handle_invd,
 	[EXIT_REASON_INVLPG]		      = handle_invlpg,
+	[EXIT_REASON_RDPMC]                   = handle_rdpmc,
 	[EXIT_REASON_VMCALL]                  = handle_vmcall,
 	[EXIT_REASON_VMCLEAR]	              = handle_vmclear,
 	[EXIT_REASON_VMLAUNCH]                = handle_vmlaunch,