diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 1ed63ea19c00..d2320d1aeb9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 }
 
-bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
+bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, bool host_initiated)
 {
 	return static_call(kvm_x86_pmu_msr_idx_to_pmc)(vcpu, msr) ||
-		static_call(kvm_x86_pmu_is_valid_msr)(vcpu, msr);
+		static_call(kvm_x86_pmu_is_valid_msr)(vcpu, msr, host_initiated);
 }
 
 static void kvm_pmu_mark_pmc_in_use(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index f7bd4de14c92..1398297ae6dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct kvm_pmu_ops {
 		unsigned int idx, u64 *mask);
 	struct kvm_pmc *(*msr_idx_to_pmc)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr);
 	bool (*is_valid_rdpmc_ecx)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx);
-	bool (*is_valid_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr);
+	bool (*is_valid_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, bool host_initiated);
 	int (*get_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info);
 	int (*set_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info);
 	void (*refresh)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned pmc, u64 *data);
 bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_rdpmc_ecx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx);
-bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr);
+bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, bool host_initiated);
 int kvm_pmu_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info);
 int kvm_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info);
 void kvm_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
index 136039fc6d01..0e5784371ac0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *amd_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return &counters[idx];
 }
 
-static bool amd_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
+static bool amd_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, bool host_initiated)
 {
 	/* All MSRs refer to exactly one PMC, so msr_idx_to_pmc is enough.  */
 	return false;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 5bc7cfc753fc..8eca1321af7e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -195,38 +195,45 @@ static bool intel_pmu_is_valid_lbr_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool intel_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
+static bool intel_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, bool host_initiated)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 	u64 perf_capabilities = vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities;
-	int ret;
 
 	switch (msr) {
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS:
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL:
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL:
-		ret = pmu->version > 1;
+		if (host_initiated)
+			return true;
+		return pmu->version > 1;
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
-		ret = perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
+		if (host_initiated)
+			return true;
+		return perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_DS_AREA:
-		ret = guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_DS);
+		if (host_initiated)
+			return true;
+		return guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_DS);
 		break;
 	case MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG:
-		ret = (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE) &&
+		if (host_initiated)
+			return true;
+		return (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE) &&
 			((perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT) > 3);
 		break;
 	default:
-		ret = get_gp_pmc(pmu, msr, MSR_IA32_PERFCTR0) ||
+		if (host_initiated)
+			return true;
+		return get_gp_pmc(pmu, msr, MSR_IA32_PERFCTR0) ||
 			get_gp_pmc(pmu, msr, MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0) ||
 			get_fixed_pmc(pmu, msr) || get_fw_gp_pmc(pmu, msr) ||
 			intel_pmu_is_valid_lbr_msr(vcpu, msr);
 		break;
 	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct kvm_pmc *intel_msr_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
@@ -589,7 +596,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC, pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters);
 
 	nested_vmx_pmu_refresh(vcpu,
-			       intel_is_valid_msr(vcpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL));
+			       intel_is_valid_msr(vcpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, false));
 
 	if (cpuid_model_is_consistent(vcpu))
 		x86_perf_get_lbr(&lbr_desc->records);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 32218fac4504..c8dfdef9e52f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3719,7 +3719,7 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		fallthrough;
 	case MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 ... MSR_K7_EVNTSEL3:
 	case MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0 ... MSR_P6_EVNTSEL1:
-		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr))
+		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr, msr_info->host_initiated))
 			return kvm_pmu_set_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
 
 		if (pr || data != 0)
@@ -3802,7 +3802,7 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr))
+		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr, msr_info->host_initiated))
 			return kvm_pmu_set_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
 		return KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID;
 	}
@@ -3882,7 +3882,7 @@ int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		msr_info->data = 0;
 		break;
 	case MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0 ... MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR5:
-		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index))
+		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index, msr_info->host_initiated))
 			return kvm_pmu_get_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated)
 			return 1;
@@ -3892,7 +3892,7 @@ int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 	case MSR_K7_PERFCTR0 ... MSR_K7_PERFCTR3:
 	case MSR_P6_PERFCTR0 ... MSR_P6_PERFCTR1:
 	case MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0 ... MSR_P6_EVNTSEL1:
-		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index))
+		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index, msr_info->host_initiated))
 			return kvm_pmu_get_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
 		msr_info->data = 0;
 		break;
@@ -4138,7 +4138,7 @@ int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index))
+		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index, msr_info->host_initiated))
 			return kvm_pmu_get_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
 		return KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID;
 	}