diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c
index cd49db845ef4..3da94a5bb6b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -134,12 +134,15 @@ void __hyp_text __pmu_switch_to_host(struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt)
 	PMEVTYPER_##readwrite##_CASE(30)
 
 /*
- * Read a value direct from PMEVTYPER<idx>
+ * Read a value direct from PMEVTYPER<idx> where idx is 0-30
+ * or PMCCFILTR_EL0 where idx is ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX (31).
  */
 static u64 kvm_vcpu_pmu_read_evtype_direct(int idx)
 {
 	switch (idx) {
 	PMEVTYPER_CASES(READ);
+	case ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX:
+		return read_sysreg(pmccfiltr_el0);
 	default:
 		WARN_ON(1);
 	}
@@ -148,12 +151,16 @@ static u64 kvm_vcpu_pmu_read_evtype_direct(int idx)
 }
 
 /*
- * Write a value direct to PMEVTYPER<idx>
+ * Write a value direct to PMEVTYPER<idx> where idx is 0-30
+ * or PMCCFILTR_EL0 where idx is ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX (31).
  */
 static void kvm_vcpu_pmu_write_evtype_direct(int idx, u32 val)
 {
 	switch (idx) {
 	PMEVTYPER_CASES(WRITE);
+	case ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX:
+		write_sysreg(val, pmccfiltr_el0);
+		break;
 	default:
 		WARN_ON(1);
 	}