diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index a593b03c9aed6..02dbf6f658c17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int pmc_reprogram_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc, u32 type, u64 config,
 	attr.sample_period = get_sample_period(pmc, pmc->counter);
 
 	if ((attr.config & HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED) &&
-	    guest_cpuid_is_intel(pmc->vcpu)) {
+	    (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM) || boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HLE))) {
 		/*
 		 * HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED is not supported with nonzero
 		 * period. Just clear the sample period so at least