diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
index efe0c30d3a12d5f126a129d81bcac921dda97252..77538abeb72afe7b99736efbe552d8293bdd8b60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -146,6 +146,30 @@ static inline struct rmid_entry *__rmid_entry(u32 rmid)
 	return entry;
 }
 
+static int __rmid_read(u32 rmid, enum resctrl_event_id eventid, u64 *val)
+{
+	u64 msr_val;
+
+	/*
+	 * As per the SDM, when IA32_QM_EVTSEL.EvtID (bits 7:0) is configured
+	 * with a valid event code for supported resource type and the bits
+	 * IA32_QM_EVTSEL.RMID (bits 41:32) are configured with valid RMID,
+	 * IA32_QM_CTR.data (bits 61:0) reports the monitored data.
+	 * IA32_QM_CTR.Error (bit 63) and IA32_QM_CTR.Unavailable (bit 62)
+	 * are error bits.
+	 */
+	wrmsr(MSR_IA32_QM_EVTSEL, eventid, rmid);
+	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_QM_CTR, msr_val);
+
+	if (msr_val & RMID_VAL_ERROR)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (msr_val & RMID_VAL_UNAVAIL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*val = msr_val;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct arch_mbm_state *get_arch_mbm_state(struct rdt_hw_domain *hw_dom,
 						 u32 rmid,
 						 enum resctrl_event_id eventid)
@@ -172,8 +196,12 @@ void resctrl_arch_reset_rmid(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d,
 	struct arch_mbm_state *am;
 
 	am = get_arch_mbm_state(hw_dom, rmid, eventid);
-	if (am)
+	if (am) {
 		memset(am, 0, sizeof(*am));
+
+		/* Record any initial, non-zero count value. */
+		__rmid_read(rmid, eventid, &am->prev_msr);
+	}
 }
 
 static u64 mbm_overflow_count(u64 prev_msr, u64 cur_msr, unsigned int width)
@@ -191,25 +219,14 @@ int resctrl_arch_rmid_read(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d,
 	struct rdt_hw_domain *hw_dom = resctrl_to_arch_dom(d);
 	struct arch_mbm_state *am;
 	u64 msr_val, chunks;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &d->cpu_mask))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/*
-	 * As per the SDM, when IA32_QM_EVTSEL.EvtID (bits 7:0) is configured
-	 * with a valid event code for supported resource type and the bits
-	 * IA32_QM_EVTSEL.RMID (bits 41:32) are configured with valid RMID,
-	 * IA32_QM_CTR.data (bits 61:0) reports the monitored data.
-	 * IA32_QM_CTR.Error (bit 63) and IA32_QM_CTR.Unavailable (bit 62)
-	 * are error bits.
-	 */
-	wrmsr(MSR_IA32_QM_EVTSEL, eventid, rmid);
-	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_QM_CTR, msr_val);
-
-	if (msr_val & RMID_VAL_ERROR)
-		return -EIO;
-	if (msr_val & RMID_VAL_UNAVAIL)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = __rmid_read(rmid, eventid, &msr_val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	am = get_arch_mbm_state(hw_dom, rmid, eventid);
 	if (am) {