diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 45e5205750b4..48a15d4b820e 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 struct kvm_pmc {
 	u8 idx;	/* index into the pmu->pmc array */
 	struct perf_event *perf_event;
-	u64 bitmask;
 };
 
 struct kvm_pmu {
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
index f77643f4274c..24c6cf869a16 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
 #include <kvm/arm_vgic.h>
 
 static void kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx);
+
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_idx_is_64bit - determine if select_idx is a 64bit counter
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ * @select_idx: The counter index
+ */
+static bool kvm_pmu_idx_is_64bit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
+{
+	return (select_idx == ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX &&
+		__vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMCR_EL0) & ARMV8_PMU_PMCR_LC);
+}
+
 /**
  * kvm_pmu_get_counter_value - get PMU counter value
  * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
@@ -36,7 +48,10 @@ u64 kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
 		counter += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event, &enabled,
 						 &running);
 
-	return counter & pmc->bitmask;
+	if (!kvm_pmu_idx_is_64bit(vcpu, select_idx))
+		counter = lower_32_bits(counter);
+
+	return counter;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -102,7 +117,6 @@ void kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTERS; i++) {
 		kvm_pmu_stop_counter(vcpu, &pmu->pmc[i]);
 		pmu->pmc[i].idx = i;
-		pmu->pmc[i].bitmask = 0xffffffffUL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -337,8 +351,6 @@ void kvm_pmu_software_increment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
  */
 void kvm_pmu_handle_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 {
-	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
-	struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
 	u64 mask;
 	int i;
 
@@ -357,11 +369,6 @@ void kvm_pmu_handle_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 		for (i = 0; i < ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX; i++)
 			kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(vcpu, i, 0);
 	}
-
-	if (val & ARMV8_PMU_PMCR_LC) {
-		pmc = &pmu->pmc[ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX];
-		pmc->bitmask = 0xffffffffffffffffUL;
-	}
 }
 
 static bool kvm_pmu_counter_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
@@ -409,7 +416,10 @@ static void kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
 
 	counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, select_idx);
 	/* The initial sample period (overflow count) of an event. */
-	attr.sample_period = (-counter) & pmc->bitmask;
+	if (kvm_pmu_idx_is_64bit(vcpu, pmc->idx))
+		attr.sample_period = (-counter) & GENMASK(63, 0);
+	else
+		attr.sample_period = (-counter) & GENMASK(31, 0);
 
 	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current,
 						 kvm_pmu_perf_overflow, pmc);