diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.c
index a29dc83266228..3dc61e203f37d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_power.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void init_PMU_HV_ISA207(void)
 static void init_PMU(void)
 {
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, 0);
-	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, 0);
+	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_FC);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR1, 0);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR2, 0);
 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void init_PMU_ISA31(void)
 {
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR3, 0);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, MMCRA_BHRB_DISABLE);
-	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_PMCCEXT);
+	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_FC | MMCR0_PMCCEXT);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
index de59971319ab0..d2b35fb9181df 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void init_pmu_power8(void)
 	}
 
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, 0);
-	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, 0);
+	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_FC);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR1, 0);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR2, 0);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRS, 0);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static void init_pmu_power9(void)
 		mtspr(SPRN_MMCRC, 0);
 
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, 0);
-	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, 0);
+	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_FC);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR1, 0);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR2, 0);
 }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static void init_pmu_power10(void)
 
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR3, 0);
 	mtspr(SPRN_MMCRA, MMCRA_BHRB_DISABLE);
-	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_PMCCEXT);
+	mtspr(SPRN_MMCR0, MMCR0_FC | MMCR0_PMCCEXT);
 }
 
 static int __init feat_enable_pmu_power10(struct dt_cpu_feature *f)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 6e760f48bbafd..8bf0f63372121 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2715,6 +2715,11 @@ static int kvmppc_core_vcpu_create_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 #endif
 #endif
 	vcpu->arch.mmcr[0] = MMCR0_FC;
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_31)) {
+		vcpu->arch.mmcr[0] |= MMCR0_PMCCEXT;
+		vcpu->arch.mmcra = MMCRA_BHRB_DISABLE;
+	}
+
 	vcpu->arch.ctrl = CTRL_RUNLATCH;
 	/* default to host PVR, since we can't spoof it */
 	kvmppc_set_pvr_hv(vcpu, mfspr(SPRN_PVR));