diff --git a/cpuid.c b/cpuid.c
index 9119855..f7cc930 100644
--- a/cpuid.c
+++ b/cpuid.c
@@ -5,8 +5,31 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#define CPUID_FUNC_PERFMON		0x0A
+
 #define	MAX_KVM_CPUID_ENTRIES		100
 
+static void filter_cpuid(struct kvm_cpuid2 *kvm_cpuid)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * Filter CPUID functions that are not supported by the hypervisor.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < kvm_cpuid->nent; i++) {
+		struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry = &kvm_cpuid->entries[i];
+
+		switch (entry->function) {
+		case CPUID_FUNC_PERFMON:
+			entry->eax	= 0x00;	/* disable it */
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* Keep the CPUID function as -is */
+			break;
+		};
+	}
+}
+
 void kvm__setup_cpuid(struct kvm *self)
 {
 	struct kvm_cpuid2 *kvm_cpuid;
@@ -17,6 +40,8 @@ void kvm__setup_cpuid(struct kvm *self)
 	if (ioctl(self->sys_fd, KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID, kvm_cpuid) < 0)
 		die_perror("KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID failed");
 
+	filter_cpuid(kvm_cpuid);
+
 	if (ioctl(self->vcpu_fd, KVM_SET_CPUID2, kvm_cpuid) < 0)
 		die_perror("KVM_SET_CPUID2 failed");