diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index f87f7fcefa0acdc4856aa576078a34c2d4002e1e..531f47cbf1f826950ec8afa62fb98320ac63aabf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
 	u64 global_ovf_ctrl;
 	u64 counter_bitmask[2];
 	u64 global_ctrl_mask;
+	u64 reserved_bits;
 	u8 version;
 	struct kvm_pmc gp_counters[INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC];
 	struct kvm_pmc fixed_counters[INTEL_PMC_MAX_FIXED];
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index c53e797e7369ad4a1086899ee65eb1e71d048d84..5c4f63151b4d90a405808bda13daa911c5b2a131 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void stop_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 
 static void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u32 type,
 		unsigned config, bool exclude_user, bool exclude_kernel,
-		bool intr)
+		bool intr, bool in_tx, bool in_tx_cp)
 {
 	struct perf_event *event;
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ static void reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u32 type,
 		.exclude_kernel = exclude_kernel,
 		.config = config,
 	};
+	if (in_tx)
+		attr.config |= HSW_IN_TX;
+	if (in_tx_cp)
+		attr.config |= HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED;
 
 	attr.sample_period = (-pmc->counter) & pmc_bitmask(pmc);
 
@@ -226,7 +230,9 @@ static void reprogram_gp_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u64 eventsel)
 
 	if (!(eventsel & (ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EDGE |
 				ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INV |
-				ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_CMASK))) {
+				ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_CMASK |
+				HSW_IN_TX |
+				HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED))) {
 		config = find_arch_event(&pmc->vcpu->arch.pmu, event_select,
 				unit_mask);
 		if (config != PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX)
@@ -239,7 +245,9 @@ static void reprogram_gp_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u64 eventsel)
 	reprogram_counter(pmc, type, config,
 			!(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR),
 			!(eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS),
-			eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT);
+			eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT,
+			(eventsel & HSW_IN_TX),
+			(eventsel & HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED));
 }
 
 static void reprogram_fixed_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u8 en_pmi, int idx)
@@ -256,7 +264,7 @@ static void reprogram_fixed_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u8 en_pmi, int idx)
 			arch_events[fixed_pmc_events[idx]].event_type,
 			!(en & 0x2), /* exclude user */
 			!(en & 0x1), /* exclude kernel */
-			pmi);
+			pmi, false, false);
 }
 
 static inline u8 fixed_en_pmi(u64 ctrl, int idx)
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ int kvm_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		} else if ((pmc = get_gp_pmc(pmu, index, MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0))) {
 			if (data == pmc->eventsel)
 				return 0;
-			if (!(data & 0xffffffff00200000ull)) {
+			if (!(data & pmu->reserved_bits)) {
 				reprogram_gp_counter(pmc, data);
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -450,6 +458,7 @@ void kvm_pmu_cpuid_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	pmu->counter_bitmask[KVM_PMC_GP] = 0;
 	pmu->counter_bitmask[KVM_PMC_FIXED] = 0;
 	pmu->version = 0;
+	pmu->reserved_bits = 0xffffffff00200000ull;
 
 	entry = kvm_find_cpuid_entry(vcpu, 0xa, 0);
 	if (!entry)
@@ -478,6 +487,12 @@ void kvm_pmu_cpuid_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	pmu->global_ctrl = ((1 << pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) - 1) |
 		(((1ull << pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters) - 1) << INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED);
 	pmu->global_ctrl_mask = ~pmu->global_ctrl;
+
+	entry = kvm_find_cpuid_entry(vcpu, 7, 0);
+	if (entry &&
+	    (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HLE) || boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM)) &&
+	    (entry->ebx & (X86_FEATURE_HLE|X86_FEATURE_RTM)))
+		pmu->reserved_bits ^= HSW_IN_TX|HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED;
 }
 
 void kvm_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)