diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index 57765be69bea0bd58222e8ec7276deeb16ad7713..69b67ab3c4bfa9a9f2181c106f399e06ff538607 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@ u64 kvm_pmu_get_pmceid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool pmceid1)
 
 	if (!pmceid1) {
 		val = read_sysreg(pmceid0_el0);
+		/* always support CHAIN */
+		val |= BIT(ARMV8_PMUV3_PERFCTR_CHAIN);
 		base = 0;
 	} else {
 		val = read_sysreg(pmceid1_el0);