diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index c45bd10f80a1..eb291dfbe4aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *intel_pmc_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, int pmc_idx)
 static void reprogram_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 diff)
 {
 	int bit;
-	struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
 
-	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&diff, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
-		pmc = intel_pmc_idx_to_pmc(pmu, bit);
-		if (pmc)
-			kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogam(pmc);
-	}
+	if (!diff)
+		return;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&diff, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)
+		set_bit(bit, pmu->reprogram_pmi);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmu_to_vcpu(pmu));
 }
 
 static bool intel_hw_event_available(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)