diff --git a/android/virtmgr/src/crosvm.rs b/android/virtmgr/src/crosvm.rs
index 25271f8..ed45a51 100644
--- a/android/virtmgr/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/android/virtmgr/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -1062,6 +1062,9 @@
         command.arg(add_preserved_fd(&mut preserved_fds, kernel));
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+    command.arg("--no-pmu");
+
     let control_sock = create_crosvm_control_listener(crosvm_control_socket_path)
         .context("failed to create control listener")?;
     command.arg("--socket").arg(add_preserved_fd(&mut preserved_fds, control_sock));