diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index c5e959187abd..9d133df2da53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_free(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_mmu_free_memory_caches(vcpu);
 	kvm_timer_vcpu_terminate(vcpu);
 	kvm_vgic_vcpu_destroy(vcpu);
+	kvm_pmu_vcpu_destroy(vcpu);
 	kmem_cache_free(kvm_vcpu_cache, vcpu);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index b4993eb76aa1..9f87d717ef84 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ u64 kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx);
 void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx, u64 val);
 u64 kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_pmu_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_pmu_disable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
 void kvm_pmu_enable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
 void kvm_pmu_overflow_set(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ static inline u64 kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 static inline void kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline void kvm_pmu_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_disable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_enable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_overflow_set(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
index 1dbbc2c51559..9b83857da195 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -101,6 +101,27 @@ void kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_vcpu_destroy - free perf event of PMU for cpu
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ *
+ */
+void kvm_pmu_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTERS; i++) {
+		struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[i];
+
+		if (pmc->perf_event) {
+			perf_event_disable(pmc->perf_event);
+			perf_event_release_kernel(pmc->perf_event);
+			pmc->perf_event = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 u64 kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	u64 val = vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMCR_EL0) >> ARMV8_PMU_PMCR_N_SHIFT;