diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
index e0fd57a8ba84..3d4237f27569 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
-#include <linux/i8253.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
@@ -522,16 +521,6 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
 	if (efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT))
 		x86_platform.get_nmi_reason = hv_get_nmi_reason;
 
-	/*
-	 * Hyper-V VMs have a PIT emulation quirk such that zeroing the
-	 * counter register during PIT shutdown restarts the PIT. So it
-	 * continues to interrupt @18.2 HZ. Setting i8253_clear_counter
-	 * to false tells pit_shutdown() not to zero the counter so that
-	 * the PIT really is shutdown. Generation 2 VMs don't have a PIT,
-	 * and setting this value has no effect.
-	 */
-	i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown = false;
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HYPERV)
 	if ((hv_get_isolation_type() == HV_ISOLATION_TYPE_VBS) ||
 	    ms_hyperv.paravisor_present)
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c b/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
index cb215e6f2e83..39f7c2d736d1 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@
 DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i8253_lock);
 
-/*
- * Handle PIT quirk in pit_shutdown() where zeroing the counter register
- * restarts the PIT, negating the shutdown. On platforms with the quirk,
- * platform specific code can set this to false.
- */
-bool i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown __ro_after_init = true;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CLKSRC_I8253
 /*
  * Since the PIT overflows every tick, its not very useful
@@ -112,12 +105,33 @@ void clockevent_i8253_disable(void)
 {
 	raw_spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * Writing the MODE register should stop the counter, according to
+	 * the datasheet. This appears to work on real hardware (well, on
+	 * modern Intel and AMD boxes; I didn't dig the Pegasos out of the
+	 * shed).
+	 *
+	 * However, some virtual implementations differ, and the MODE change
+	 * doesn't have any effect until either the counter is written (KVM
+	 * in-kernel PIT) or the next interrupt (QEMU). And in those cases,
+	 * it may not stop the *count*, only the interrupts. Although in
+	 * the virt case, that probably doesn't matter, as the value of the
+	 * counter will only be calculated on demand if the guest reads it;
+	 * it's the interrupts which cause steal time.
+	 *
+	 * Hyper-V apparently has a bug where even in mode 0, the IRQ keeps
+	 * firing repeatedly if the counter is running. But it *does* do the
+	 * right thing when the MODE register is written.
+	 *
+	 * So: write the MODE and then load the counter, which ensures that
+	 * the IRQ is stopped on those buggy virt implementations. And then
+	 * write the MODE again, which is the right way to stop it.
+	 */
 	outb_p(0x30, PIT_MODE);
+	outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
+	outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
 
-	if (i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown) {
-		outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
-		outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
-	}
+	outb_p(0x30, PIT_MODE);
 
 	raw_spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/i8253.h b/include/linux/i8253.h
index bf169cfef7f1..56c280eb2d4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/i8253.h
+++ b/include/linux/i8253.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define PIT_LATCH	((PIT_TICK_RATE + HZ/2) / HZ)
 
 extern raw_spinlock_t i8253_lock;
-extern bool i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown;
 extern struct clock_event_device i8253_clockevent;
 extern void clockevent_i8253_init(bool oneshot);
 extern void clockevent_i8253_disable(void);