diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 01dc8e61ef97..33cf506e2fd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/asm.h>
 #include <asm/errno.h>
+#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #include <asm/cpumask.h>
 #include <uapi/asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/shared/msr.h>
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ static inline void do_trace_read_msr(u32 msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
 static inline void do_trace_rdpmc(u32 msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
+extern u64 xen_read_pmc(int counter);
+#endif
+
 /*
  * __rdmsr() and __wrmsr() are the two primitives which are the bare minimum MSR
  * accessors and should not have any tracing or other functionality piggybacking
@@ -170,16 +175,32 @@ native_write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u32 low, u32 high)
 extern int rdmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
 extern int wrmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
 
-static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int counter)
+static __always_inline u64 native_rdpmcq(int counter)
 {
 	DECLARE_ARGS(val, low, high);
 
-	asm volatile("rdpmc" : EAX_EDX_RET(val, low, high) : "c" (counter));
+	asm_inline volatile("rdpmc" : EAX_EDX_RET(val, low, high) : "c" (counter));
+
 	if (tracepoint_enabled(rdpmc))
 		do_trace_rdpmc(counter, EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high), 0);
+
 	return EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high);
 }
 
+static __always_inline u64 rdpmcq(int counter)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XENPV))
+		return xen_read_pmc(counter);
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * 1) When built with !CONFIG_XEN_PV.
+	 * 2) When built with CONFIG_XEN_PV but not running on Xen hypervisor.
+	 */
+	return native_rdpmcq(counter);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #else
@@ -233,12 +254,6 @@ static inline int rdmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 	*p = native_read_msr_safe(msr, &err);
 	return err;
 }
-
-static __always_inline u64 rdpmcq(int counter)
-{
-	return native_read_pmc(counter);
-}
-
 #endif	/* !CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL */
 
 /* Instruction opcode for WRMSRNS supported in binutils >= 2.40 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 590824916394..c7689f5f70d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ static inline int rdmsrq_safe(unsigned msr, u64 *p)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static __always_inline u64 rdpmcq(int counter)
-{
-	return PVOP_CALL1(u64, cpu.read_pmc, counter);
-}
-
 static inline void paravirt_alloc_ldt(struct desc_struct *ldt, unsigned entries)
 {
 	PVOP_VCALL2(cpu.alloc_ldt, ldt, entries);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index 631c306ce1ff..475f508531d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops {
 	u64 (*read_msr_safe)(unsigned int msr, int *err);
 	int (*write_msr_safe)(unsigned int msr, unsigned low, unsigned high);
 
-	u64 (*read_pmc)(int counter);
-
 	void (*start_context_switch)(struct task_struct *prev);
 	void (*end_context_switch)(struct task_struct *next);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index 1ccd05d8999f..28d195ad7514 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ struct paravirt_patch_template pv_ops = {
 	.cpu.write_msr		= native_write_msr,
 	.cpu.read_msr_safe	= native_read_msr_safe,
 	.cpu.write_msr_safe	= native_write_msr_safe,
-	.cpu.read_pmc		= native_read_pmc,
 	.cpu.load_tr_desc	= native_load_tr_desc,
 	.cpu.set_ldt		= native_set_ldt,
 	.cpu.load_gdt		= native_load_gdt,
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index 846b5737d320..9fbe187aff00 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -1236,8 +1236,6 @@ static const typeof(pv_ops) xen_cpu_ops __initconst = {
 		.read_msr_safe = xen_read_msr_safe,
 		.write_msr_safe = xen_write_msr_safe,
 
-		.read_pmc = xen_read_pmc,
-
 		.load_tr_desc = paravirt_nop,
 		.set_ldt = xen_set_ldt,
 		.load_gdt = xen_load_gdt,
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 7edd0b5e0e77..8af3b4d7ef4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static u64
 vmxnet3_get_cycles(int pmc)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
-	return native_read_pmc(pmc);
+	return native_rdpmcq(pmc);
 #else
 	return 0;
 #endif
