diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
index c3f8b059881e..9f605e0b8dd7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <kvm/arm_vgic.h>
 
 static void kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx);
+static void kvm_pmu_update_pmc_chained(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx);
+static void kvm_pmu_stop_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_pmc *pmc);
 
 #define PERF_ATTR_CFG1_KVM_PMU_CHAINED 0x1
 
@@ -75,6 +77,13 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *kvm_pmu_get_canonical_pmc(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 
 	return pmc;
 }
+static struct kvm_pmc *kvm_pmu_get_alternate_pmc(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+{
+	if (kvm_pmu_idx_is_high_counter(pmc->idx))
+		return pmc - 1;
+	else
+		return pmc + 1;
+}
 
 /**
  * kvm_pmu_idx_has_chain_evtype - determine if the event type is chain
@@ -294,15 +303,9 @@ void kvm_pmu_enable_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 
 		pmc = &pmu->pmc[i];
 
-		/*
-		 * For high counters of chained events we must recreate the
-		 * perf event with the long (64bit) attribute set.
-		 */
-		if (kvm_pmu_pmc_is_chained(pmc) &&
-		    kvm_pmu_idx_is_high_counter(i)) {
-			kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(vcpu, i);
-			continue;
-		}
+		/* A change in the enable state may affect the chain state */
+		kvm_pmu_update_pmc_chained(vcpu, i);
+		kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(vcpu, i);
 
 		/* At this point, pmc must be the canonical */
 		if (pmc->perf_event) {
@@ -335,15 +338,9 @@ void kvm_pmu_disable_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 
 		pmc = &pmu->pmc[i];
 
-		/*
-		 * For high counters of chained events we must recreate the
-		 * perf event with the long (64bit) attribute unset.
-		 */
-		if (kvm_pmu_pmc_is_chained(pmc) &&
-		    kvm_pmu_idx_is_high_counter(i)) {
-			kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(vcpu, i);
-			continue;
-		}
+		/* A change in the enable state may affect the chain state */
+		kvm_pmu_update_pmc_chained(vcpu, i);
+		kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(vcpu, i);
 
 		/* At this point, pmc must be the canonical */
 		if (pmc->perf_event)
@@ -585,15 +582,14 @@ static void kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
 
 	counter = kvm_pmu_get_pair_counter_value(vcpu, pmc);
 
-	if (kvm_pmu_idx_has_chain_evtype(vcpu, pmc->idx)) {
+	if (kvm_pmu_pmc_is_chained(pmc)) {
 		/**
 		 * The initial sample period (overflow count) of an event. For
 		 * chained counters we only support overflow interrupts on the
 		 * high counter.
 		 */
 		attr.sample_period = (-counter) & GENMASK(63, 0);
-		if (kvm_pmu_counter_is_enabled(vcpu, pmc->idx + 1))
-			attr.config1 |= PERF_ATTR_CFG1_KVM_PMU_CHAINED;
+		attr.config1 |= PERF_ATTR_CFG1_KVM_PMU_CHAINED;
 
 		event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current,
 							 kvm_pmu_perf_overflow,
@@ -624,25 +620,33 @@ static void kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
  * @select_idx: The number of selected counter
  *
  * Update the chained bitmap based on the event type written in the
- * typer register.
+ * typer register and the enable state of the odd register.
  */
 static void kvm_pmu_update_pmc_chained(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
-	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
+	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx], *canonical_pmc;
+	bool new_state, old_state;
 
-	if (kvm_pmu_idx_has_chain_evtype(vcpu, pmc->idx)) {
+	old_state = kvm_pmu_pmc_is_chained(pmc);
+	new_state = kvm_pmu_idx_has_chain_evtype(vcpu, pmc->idx) &&
+		    kvm_pmu_counter_is_enabled(vcpu, pmc->idx | 0x1);
+
+	if (old_state == new_state)
+		return;
+
+	canonical_pmc = kvm_pmu_get_canonical_pmc(pmc);
+	kvm_pmu_stop_counter(vcpu, canonical_pmc);
+	if (new_state) {
 		/*
 		 * During promotion from !chained to chained we must ensure
 		 * the adjacent counter is stopped and its event destroyed
 		 */
-		if (!kvm_pmu_pmc_is_chained(pmc))
-			kvm_pmu_stop_counter(vcpu, pmc);
-
+		kvm_pmu_stop_counter(vcpu, kvm_pmu_get_alternate_pmc(pmc));
 		set_bit(pmc->idx >> 1, vcpu->arch.pmu.chained);
-	} else {
-		clear_bit(pmc->idx >> 1, vcpu->arch.pmu.chained);
+		return;
 	}
+	clear_bit(pmc->idx >> 1, vcpu->arch.pmu.chained);
 }
 
 /**