diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 3e048c170b97..3a901587ca6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ static void pmc_update_sample_period(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 
 void pmc_write_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u64 val)
 {
+	if (kvm_vcpu_has_mediated_pmu(pmc->vcpu)) {
+		pmc->counter = val & pmc_bitmask(pmc);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Drop any unconsumed accumulated counts, the WRMSR is a write, not a
 	 * read-modify-write.  Adjust the counter value so that its value is
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index 356b08e92bc9..9a199109d672 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ static inline u64 pmc_read_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
 	u64 counter, enabled, running;
 
+	if (kvm_vcpu_has_mediated_pmu(pmc->vcpu))
+		return pmc->counter & pmc_bitmask(pmc);
+
 	counter = pmc->counter + pmc->emulated_counter;
 
 	if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)