diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 9886d67d9512..d28618e9277e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -217,9 +217,11 @@ module_param(ple_window_shrink, uint, 0444);
 static unsigned int ple_window_max        = KVM_VMX_DEFAULT_PLE_WINDOW_MAX;
 module_param(ple_window_max, uint, 0444);
 
-/* Default is SYSTEM mode, 1 for host-guest mode */
+/* Default is SYSTEM mode, 1 for host-guest mode (which is BROKEN) */
 int __read_mostly pt_mode = PT_MODE_SYSTEM;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BROKEN
 module_param(pt_mode, int, S_IRUGO);
+#endif
 
 struct x86_pmu_lbr __ro_after_init vmx_lbr_caps;