diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 3ad5c658e286..3f7838810cc5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -3105,8 +3105,8 @@ void perf_get_x86_pmu_capability(struct x86_pmu_capability *cap)
 	cap->version		= x86_pmu.version;
 	cap->num_counters_gp	= x86_pmu_num_counters(NULL);
 	cap->num_counters_fixed	= x86_pmu_num_counters_fixed(NULL);
-	cap->bit_width_gp	= x86_pmu.cntval_bits;
-	cap->bit_width_fixed	= x86_pmu.cntval_bits;
+	cap->bit_width_gp	= cap->num_counters_gp ? x86_pmu.cntval_bits : 0;
+	cap->bit_width_fixed	= cap->num_counters_fixed ? x86_pmu.cntval_bits : 0;
 	cap->events_mask	= (unsigned int)x86_pmu.events_maskl;
 	cap->events_mask_len	= x86_pmu.events_mask_len;
 	cap->pebs_ept		= x86_pmu.pebs_ept;