diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 01544554a4c271928583c89890a68b05452a1528..0440c95d55a497ea2185638650f3046a932a9e60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ struct kvm_pmc {
 	 * ctrl value for fixed counters.
 	 */
 	u64 current_config;
+	bool is_paused;
 };
 
 struct kvm_pmu {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index f2c3869475d962478d6e4f5bb8b67b5608d3b4ec..4b7cdd549b4b9b2d1c4105ea52adee685b795824 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -137,18 +137,20 @@ static void pmc_reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u32 type,
 	pmc->perf_event = event;
 	pmc_to_pmu(pmc)->event_count++;
 	clear_bit(pmc->idx, pmc_to_pmu(pmc)->reprogram_pmi);
+	pmc->is_paused = false;
 }
 
 static void pmc_pause_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
 	u64 counter = pmc->counter;
 
-	if (!pmc->perf_event)
+	if (!pmc->perf_event || pmc->is_paused)
 		return;
 
 	/* update counter, reset event value to avoid redundant accumulation */
 	counter += perf_event_pause(pmc->perf_event, true);
 	pmc->counter = counter & pmc_bitmask(pmc);
+	pmc->is_paused = true;
 }
 
 static bool pmc_resume_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ static bool pmc_resume_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 
 	/* reuse perf_event to serve as pmc_reprogram_counter() does*/
 	perf_event_enable(pmc->perf_event);
+	pmc->is_paused = false;
 
 	clear_bit(pmc->idx, (unsigned long *)&pmc_to_pmu(pmc)->reprogram_pmi);
 	return true;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index cd35624595bf358fc653ea8808e2f47fbb4ff772..e8620ec6014d7f80d59d9244b498f4cc70a9c08e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static inline u64 pmc_read_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 	u64 counter, enabled, running;
 
 	counter = pmc->counter;
-	if (pmc->perf_event)
+	if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)
 		counter += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event,
 						 &enabled, &running);
 	/* FIXME: Scaling needed? */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 44cd1379081078ac7a6f81ea277d9766c95c75e8..6427d95de01cf8e408c6ae410da2dfc4238f3b8d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -438,13 +438,13 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 			    !(msr & MSR_PMC_FULL_WIDTH_BIT))
 				data = (s64)(s32)data;
 			pmc->counter += data - pmc_read_counter(pmc);
-			if (pmc->perf_event)
+			if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)
 				perf_event_period(pmc->perf_event,
 						  get_sample_period(pmc, data));
 			return 0;
 		} else if ((pmc = get_fixed_pmc(pmu, msr))) {
 			pmc->counter += data - pmc_read_counter(pmc);
-			if (pmc->perf_event)
+			if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)
 				perf_event_period(pmc->perf_event,
 						  get_sample_period(pmc, data));
 			return 0;