diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
index 2707a51b082c..78ac3216a54d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_ctr_cfg_match(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long ctr_ba
 		.type = etype,
 		.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr),
 		.pinned = true,
+		.disabled = true,
 		/*
 		 * It should never reach here if the platform doesn't support the sscofpmf
 		 * extension as mode filtering won't work without it.