diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 5a3ccd1715e2..00a6251981d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1881,6 +1881,8 @@ early_initcall(init_hw_perf_events);
 
 static inline void x86_pmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
 {
+	if (x86_pmu.read)
+		return x86_pmu.read(event);
 	x86_perf_event_update(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 6495ffd57e3e..d445f0026989 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	void		(*disable)(struct perf_event *);
 	void		(*add)(struct perf_event *);
 	void		(*del)(struct perf_event *);
+	void		(*read)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*hw_config)(struct perf_event *event);
 	int		(*schedule_events)(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int n, int *assign);
 	unsigned	eventsel;