diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index b682a429f3ef..cde3f5a4b3e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -3569,9 +3569,18 @@ int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 	mtspr(SPRN_DEC, vcpu->arch.dec_expires - mftb());
 
 	if (kvmhv_on_pseries()) {
+		/*
+		 * We need to save and restore the guest visible part of the
+		 * psscr (i.e. using SPRN_PSSCR_PR) since the hypervisor
+		 * doesn't do this for us. Note only required if pseries since
+		 * this is done in kvmhv_load_hv_regs_and_go() below otherwise.
+		 */
+		unsigned long host_psscr;
 		/* call our hypervisor to load up HV regs and go */
 		struct hv_guest_state hvregs;
 
+		host_psscr = mfspr(SPRN_PSSCR_PR);
+		mtspr(SPRN_PSSCR_PR, vcpu->arch.psscr);
 		kvmhv_save_hv_regs(vcpu, &hvregs);
 		hvregs.lpcr = lpcr;
 		vcpu->arch.regs.msr = vcpu->arch.shregs.msr;
@@ -3590,6 +3599,8 @@ int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 		vcpu->arch.shregs.msr = vcpu->arch.regs.msr;
 		vcpu->arch.shregs.dar = mfspr(SPRN_DAR);
 		vcpu->arch.shregs.dsisr = mfspr(SPRN_DSISR);
+		vcpu->arch.psscr = mfspr(SPRN_PSSCR_PR);
+		mtspr(SPRN_PSSCR_PR, host_psscr);
 
 		/* H_CEDE has to be handled now, not later */
 		if (trap == BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_SYSCALL && !vcpu->arch.nested &&