diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index d1584ae6625a..cdf5f34518f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static struct kvm_event_hw_type_mapping intel_arch_events[] = {
 	[4] = { 0x2e, 0x41, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES },
 	[5] = { 0xc4, 0x00, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS },
 	[6] = { 0xc5, 0x00, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES },
-	[7] = { 0x00, 0x30, PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES },
+	[7] = { 0x00, 0x03, PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES },
 };
 
 /* mapping between fixed pmc index and intel_arch_events array */