diff --git a/powertop.spec b/powertop.spec
index d5021eb..1fd92e4 100644
--- a/powertop.spec
+++ b/powertop.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:             powertop
 Version:          2.9
-Release:          7%{?dist}
+Release:          8%{?dist}
 Summary:          Power consumption monitor
 
 Group:            Applications/System
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Patch0:           powertop-2.7-always-create-params.patch
 Patch1:           powertop-2.9-cstates-rewrite-fix.patch
 Patch2:           powertop-2.9-intel-glk-support.patch
 Patch3:           powertop-2.9-intel-cnluy-support.patch
+Patch4:           powertop-2.9-intel-cpu-check-aperf.patch
 BuildRequires:    gettext-devel, ncurses-devel, pciutils-devel, zlib-devel, libnl3-devel
 BuildRequires:    systemd
 BuildRequires:    gcc, gcc-c++
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ computer use more power than necessary while it is idle.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .intel-glk-support
 # https://github.com/fenrus75/powertop/commit/0d3a1cda2a95484fa41cc4c35294a4153b3a5e97
 %patch3 -p1 -b .intel-cnluy-support
+# sent upstream
+%patch4 -p1 -b .intel-cpu-check-aperf
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -72,6 +75,10 @@ touch %{_localstatedir}/cache/powertop/{saved_parameters.powertop,saved_results.
 %{_unitdir}/powertop.service
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May  4 2018 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.9-8
+- Use intel_cpu only if APERF MSR is supported, it fixes powertop on KVM
+  (by intel-cpu-check-aperf patch)
+
 * Fri May  4 2018 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.9-7
 - Added support for Intel GLK platforms (by intel-glk-support patch)
 - Added support for Intel CNL-U/Y platforms (by intel-cnluy-support patch)