diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 58ead7db71a3..e39741997893 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -281,9 +281,13 @@ static int kvm_pmu_rdpmc_vmware(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned idx, u64 *data)
 int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned idx, u64 *data)
 {
 	bool fast_mode = idx & (1u << 31);
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 	struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
 	u64 ctr_val;
 
+	if (!pmu->version)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (is_vmware_backdoor_pmc(idx))
 		return kvm_pmu_rdpmc_vmware(vcpu, idx, data);