diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile
index 5df6193fc43044..8d741f71377f4b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $(obj)/kvm_nvhe.tmp.o: $(obj)/hyp.lds $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(hyp-obj)) FORCE
 #    runtime. Because the hypervisor is part of the kernel binary, relocations
 #    produce a kernel VA. We enumerate relocations targeting hyp at build time
 #    and convert the kernel VAs at those positions to hyp VAs.
-$(obj)/hyp-reloc.S: $(obj)/kvm_nvhe.tmp.o $(obj)/gen-hyprel
+$(obj)/hyp-reloc.S: $(obj)/kvm_nvhe.tmp.o $(obj)/gen-hyprel FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,hyprel)
 
 # 5) Compile hyp-reloc.S and link it into the existing partially linked object.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
index f9bb3b14130eef..c84fe24b2ea1e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ static struct perf_guest_info_callbacks kvm_guest_cbs = {
 
 int kvm_perf_init(void)
 {
-	if (kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver() != ID_AA64DFR0_PMUVER_IMP_DEF && !is_protected_kvm_enabled())
-		static_branch_enable(&kvm_arm_pmu_available);
-
 	return perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index f5065f23b413fa..2af3c37445e008 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -740,7 +740,14 @@ void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data,
 	kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(vcpu, select_idx);
 }
 
-int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void)
+void kvm_host_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
+{
+	if (pmu->pmuver != 0 && pmu->pmuver != ID_AA64DFR0_PMUVER_IMP_DEF &&
+	    !kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3() && !is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+		static_branch_enable(&kvm_arm_pmu_available);
+}
+
+static int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = { };
 	struct perf_event *event;
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 3cbc3baf087f39..295cc7952d0edf 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ int armpmu_register(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
 		pmu->name, pmu->num_events,
 		has_nmi ? ", using NMIs" : "");
 
+	kvm_host_pmu_init(pmu);
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_destroy:
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 864b9997efb20d..90f21898aad838 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_get_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_has_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			    struct kvm_device_attr *attr);
 int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void);
 #else
 struct kvm_pmu {
 };
@@ -118,8 +117,6 @@ static inline u64 kvm_pmu_get_pmceid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool pmceid1)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void) { return 0xf; }
-
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
index 505480217cf1a9..2512e2f9cd4e79 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ int arm_pmu_acpi_probe(armpmu_init_fn init_fn);
 static inline int arm_pmu_acpi_probe(armpmu_init_fn init_fn) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
+void kvm_host_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *pmu);
+#else
+#define kvm_host_pmu_init(x)	do { } while(0)
+#endif
+
 /* Internal functions only for core arm_pmu code */
 struct arm_pmu *armpmu_alloc(void);
 struct arm_pmu *armpmu_alloc_atomic(void);