diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
index 739164324afe..8f860ae56bb7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ int kvm_perf_init(void)
 	 * hardware performance counters. This could ensure the presence of
 	 * a physical PMU and CONFIG_PERF_EVENT is selected.
 	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_PMU) && perf_num_counters() > 0)
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_PMU) && perf_num_counters() > 0
+				       && !is_protected_kvm_enabled())
 		static_branch_enable(&kvm_arm_pmu_available);
 
 	return perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c
index faf32a44ba04..03a6c1f4a09a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void kvm_set_pmu_events(u32 set, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct kvm_host_data *ctx = this_cpu_ptr_hyp_sym(kvm_host_data);
 
-	if (!ctx || !kvm_pmu_switch_needed(attr))
+	if (!kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3() || !ctx || !kvm_pmu_switch_needed(attr))
 		return;
 
 	if (!attr->exclude_host)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void kvm_clr_pmu_events(u32 clr)
 {
 	struct kvm_host_data *ctx = this_cpu_ptr_hyp_sym(kvm_host_data);
 
-	if (!ctx)
+	if (!kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3() || !ctx)
 		return;
 
 	ctx->pmu_events.events_host &= ~clr;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_pmu_restore_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_host_data *host;
 	u32 events_guest, events_host;
 
-	if (!has_vhe())
+	if (!kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3() || !has_vhe())
 		return;
 
 	preempt_disable();
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_pmu_restore_host(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_host_data *host;
 	u32 events_guest, events_host;
 
-	if (!has_vhe())
+	if (!kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3() || !has_vhe())
 		return;
 
 	host = this_cpu_ptr_hyp_sym(kvm_host_data);