diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
index a52b419e484eaace854356c17688e9e62e110d01..113eda3c0bed5a1bcd4553ac27cbb641c30b28ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ static inline u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
 		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, host_perf_cap);
 
-	perf_cap |= host_perf_cap;
-
 	if (vmx_pebs_supported()) {
 		perf_cap |= host_perf_cap & PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK;