diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
index 74e858c..1dbbc2c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset - reset pmu state for cpu
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ *
+ */
+void kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTERS; i++) {
+		kvm_pmu_stop_counter(vcpu, &pmu->pmc[i]);
+		pmu->pmc[i].idx = i;
+		pmu->pmc[i].bitmask = 0xffffffffUL;
+	}
+}
+
 u64 kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	u64 val = vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMCR_EL0) >> ARMV8_PMU_PMCR_N_SHIFT;