diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perfctr.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perfctr.c
index 259014e3..d3b3766c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perfctr.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perfctr.c
@@ -148,30 +148,32 @@ int ihk_mc_perfctr_start(unsigned long counter_mask)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(unsigned long counter_mask)
+int ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(unsigned long counter_mask, int flags)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-	int counter;
-	unsigned long counter_bit;
+	int i = 0;
 
-	for (counter = 0, counter_bit = 1;
-	     counter_bit < counter_mask;
-	     counter++, counter_bit <<= 1) {
-		if (!(counter_mask & counter_bit))
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(counter_mask) * BITS_PER_BYTE; i++) {
+		if (!(counter_mask & (1UL << i)))
 			continue;
 
-		ret = cpu_pmu.disable_counter(counter);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
+		int ret = 0;
 
-		// ihk_mc_perfctr_startが呼ばれるときには、
-		// init系関数が呼ばれるのでdisableにする。
-		ret = cpu_pmu.disable_intens(counter);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
+		ret = cpu_pmu.disable_counter(i);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (flags & IHK_MC_PERFCTR_DISABLE_INTERRUPT) {
+			// when ihk_mc_perfctr_start is called,
+			// ihk_mc_perfctr_init is also called so disable
+			// interrupt
+			ret = cpu_pmu.disable_intens(i);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
 	}
-
-	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_reset(int counter)
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/perfctr.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/perfctr.c
index 41edc843..a9828704 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/perfctr.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/perfctr.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int ihk_mc_perfctr_start(unsigned long counter_mask)
 	goto fn_exit;
 }
 
-int ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(unsigned long counter_mask)
+int ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(unsigned long counter_mask, int flags)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long value;
diff --git a/kernel/host.c b/kernel/host.c
index 8ccac6ef..7a9f5a74 100644
--- a/kernel/host.c
+++ b/kernel/host.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int syscall_packet_handler(struct ihk_ikc_channel_desc *c,
 				break;
 			}
 
-			ret = ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(1 << pcd->target_cntr);
+			ret = ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(1 << pcd->target_cntr, 0);
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				break;
 			}
@@ -742,7 +742,8 @@ static int syscall_packet_handler(struct ihk_ikc_channel_desc *c,
 			break;
 			
 		case PERF_CTRL_DISABLE:
-			ret = ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(pcd->target_cntr_mask);
+			ret = ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(pcd->target_cntr_mask,
+					IHK_MC_PERFCTR_DISABLE_INTERRUPT);
 			break;
 
 		case PERF_CTRL_GET:
diff --git a/kernel/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall.c
index b5b375e5..710c817a 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -3974,7 +3974,7 @@ perf_stop(struct mc_perf_event *event)
 	}
 
 	if (counter_mask) {
-		ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(counter_mask);
+		ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(counter_mask, 0);
 		cpu_local_var(current)->proc->monitoring_event = NULL;
 		cpu_local_var(current)->proc->perf_status = PP_NONE;
 	}
@@ -9302,13 +9302,15 @@ SYSCALL_DECLARE(pmc_start)
 SYSCALL_DECLARE(pmc_stop)
 {
     unsigned long counter = ihk_mc_syscall_arg0(ctx);
-    return ihk_mc_perfctr_stop((int)counter);
+    return ihk_mc_perfctr_stop((int)counter,
+			       IHK_MC_PERFCTR_DISABLE_INTERRUPT);
 }
 #else
 SYSCALL_DECLARE(pmc_stop)
 {
     unsigned long counter = ihk_mc_syscall_arg0(ctx);
-    return ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(1 << counter);
+    return ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(1 << counter,
+			       IHK_MC_PERFCTR_DISABLE_INTERRUPT);
 }
 #endif /*POSTK_DEBUG_TEMP_FIX_30*/
 
diff --git a/lib/include/ihk/perfctr.h b/lib/include/ihk/perfctr.h
index 301fcaa1..15554e3d 100644
--- a/lib/include/ihk/perfctr.h
+++ b/lib/include/ihk/perfctr.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ enum ihk_perfctr_type {
 	PERFCTR_MAX_TYPE,
 };
 
+#define IHK_MC_PERFCTR_DISABLE_INTERRUPT 1
+
 #ifdef POSTK_DEBUG_TEMP_FIX_29
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_init(int counter, uint64_t config, int mode);
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_init_raw(int counter, uint64_t config, int mode);
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ int ihk_mc_perfctr_init_raw(int counter, unsigned int code, int mode);
 #endif/*POSTK_DEBUG_TEMP_FIX_29*/
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_set_extra(struct mc_perf_event *event);
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_start(unsigned long counter_mask);
-int ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(unsigned long counter_mask);
+int ihk_mc_perfctr_stop(unsigned long counter_mask, int flags);
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_reset(int counter);
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_set(int counter, long value);
 int ihk_mc_perfctr_read_mask(unsigned long counter_mask, unsigned long *value);