diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 75c74e8fe2f4..757d4082de60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -5331,11 +5331,11 @@ static struct perf_guest_switch_msr *intel_guest_get_msrs(int *nr, void *data)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If the guest won't use PEBS or the CPU doesn't support PEBS in the
-	 * guest, then there's nothing more to do as disabling PMCs via
-	 * PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is sufficient on CPUs with guest/host isolation.
+	 * If the CPU doesn't support PEBS in the guest, then there's nothing
+	 * more to do as disabling PMCs via PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is sufficient on
+	 * CPUs with guest/host isolation.
 	 */
-	if (!kvm_pmu || !x86_pmu.pebs_ept)
+	if (!x86_pmu.pebs_ept)
 		return arr;
 
 	/*