diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 5e6ae481dee79..bda450ff51ee4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/intel-family.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
+#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 
 #include "../perf_event.h"
 
@@ -4050,6 +4051,13 @@ static bool check_msr(unsigned long msr, u64 mask)
 {
 	u64 val_old, val_new, val_tmp;
 
+	/*
+	 * Disable the check for real HW, so we don't
+	 * mess with potentionaly enabled registers:
+	 */
+	if (hypervisor_is_type(X86_HYPER_NATIVE))
+		return true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Read the current value, change it and read it back to see if it
 	 * matches, this is needed to detect certain hardware emulators