diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pmc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pmc.h
index c6bbe9778d3c..3c09109e708e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pmc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pmc.h
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ static inline void ppc_set_pmu_inuse(int inuse)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE
+static inline int ppc_get_pmu_inuse(void)
+{
+	return get_paca()->pmcregs_in_use;
+}
+#endif
+
 extern void power4_enable_pmcs(void);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 15e2ba93678e..938b0948478f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_book3s.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/lppaca.h>
+#include <asm/pmc.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/cputhreads.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -3891,6 +3892,18 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 	    cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_P9_TM_HV_ASSIST))
 		kvmppc_restore_tm_hv(vcpu, vcpu->arch.shregs.msr, true);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
+	if (kvmhv_on_pseries()) {
+		barrier();
+		if (vcpu->arch.vpa.pinned_addr) {
+			struct lppaca *lp = vcpu->arch.vpa.pinned_addr;
+			get_lppaca()->pmcregs_in_use = lp->pmcregs_in_use;
+		} else {
+			get_lppaca()->pmcregs_in_use = 1;
+		}
+		barrier();
+	}
+#endif
 	kvmhv_load_guest_pmu(vcpu);
 
 	msr_check_and_set(MSR_FP | MSR_VEC | MSR_VSX);
@@ -4025,6 +4038,13 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 	save_pmu |= nesting_enabled(vcpu->kvm);
 
 	kvmhv_save_guest_pmu(vcpu, save_pmu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
+	if (kvmhv_on_pseries()) {
+		barrier();
+		get_lppaca()->pmcregs_in_use = ppc_get_pmu_inuse();
+		barrier();
+	}
+#endif
 
 	vc->entry_exit_map = 0x101;
 	vc->in_guest = 0;