diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
index cc0c138651bc..5dfe2054d12b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
@@ -683,10 +683,12 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_ctr_stop(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long ctr_base,
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			if (!kvpmu->fw_event[fevent_code].started)
+			if (!kvpmu->fw_event[fevent_code].started) {
 				sbiret = SBI_ERR_ALREADY_STOPPED;
-
-			kvpmu->fw_event[fevent_code].started = false;
+			} else {
+				kvpmu->fw_event[fevent_code].started = false;
+				pmc->counter_val = kvpmu->fw_event[fevent_code].value;
+			}
 		} else if (pmc->perf_event) {
 			if (pmc->started) {
 				/* Stop counting the counter */
@@ -704,9 +706,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_ctr_stop(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long ctr_base,
 		}
 
 		if (snap_flag_set && !sbiret) {
-			if (pmc->cinfo.type == SBI_PMU_CTR_TYPE_FW)
-				pmc->counter_val = kvpmu->fw_event[fevent_code].value;
-			else if (pmc->perf_event)
+			if (pmc->perf_event)
 				pmc->counter_val += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event,
 									  &enabled, &running);
 			/*