diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_pmu.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_pmu.c
index 07a5c544..635cb0c7 100644
--- a/lib/sbi/sbi_pmu.c
+++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_pmu.c
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ static int pmu_ctr_find_hw(struct sbi_pmu_hart_state *phs,
 				continue;
 			/* We found a valid counter that is not started yet */
 			ctr_idx = cbase;
+			break;
 		}
 	}