diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index d6ac3c55fce5..afbc731e7217 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ int kvm_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		if (pmu->global_ctrl != data) {
 			diff = pmu->global_ctrl ^ data;
 			pmu->global_ctrl = data;
-			reprogram_counters(pmu, diff);
+			kvm_pmu_request_counters_reprogram(pmu, diff);
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Unconditionally forward writes to vendor code, i.e. to the
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index b1f2418e960a..f8286067722b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -210,14 +210,15 @@ static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogram(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmc->vcpu);
 }
 
-static inline void reprogram_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 diff)
+static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counters_reprogram(struct kvm_pmu *pmu,
+						      u64 counters)
 {
 	int bit;
 
-	if (!diff)
+	if (!counters)
 		return;
 
-	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&diff, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)
+	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&counters, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)
 		set_bit(bit, pmu->reprogram_pmi);
 	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmu_to_vcpu(pmu));
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 27eb76e6b6a0..9bd77843d8da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		if (pmu->pebs_enable != data) {
 			diff = pmu->pebs_enable ^ data;
 			pmu->pebs_enable = data;
-			reprogram_counters(pmu, diff);
+			kvm_pmu_request_counters_reprogram(pmu, diff);
 		}
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_DS_AREA: