diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 85a63a41c471..d096b04bf80e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -2974,17 +2974,19 @@ unsigned long perf_misc_flags(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 void perf_get_x86_pmu_capability(struct x86_pmu_capability *cap)
 {
-	if (!x86_pmu_initialized()) {
+	/* This API doesn't currently support enumerating hybrid PMUs. */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU)) ||
+	    !x86_pmu_initialized()) {
 		memset(cap, 0, sizeof(*cap));
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cap->version		= x86_pmu.version;
 	/*
-	 * KVM doesn't support the hybrid PMU yet.
-	 * Return the common value in global x86_pmu,
-	 * which available for all cores.
+	 * Note, hybrid CPU models get tracked as having hybrid PMUs even when
+	 * all E-cores are disabled via BIOS.  When E-cores are disabled, the
+	 * base PMU holds the correct number of counters for P-cores.
 	 */
+	cap->version		= x86_pmu.version;
 	cap->num_counters_gp	= x86_pmu.num_counters;
 	cap->num_counters_fixed	= x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed;
 	cap->bit_width_gp	= x86_pmu.cntval_bits;