diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index ec57952b60b0..eb776d0c5d8e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ _GLOBAL(idle_kvm_start_guest)
 	stdu	r1, -SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE(r4)
 	// Switch to new frame on emergency stack
 	mr	r1, r4
+	std	r3, 32(r1)	// Save SRR1 wakeup value
 	SAVE_NVGPRS(r1)
 
 	/*
@@ -315,6 +316,10 @@ kvm_unsplit_wakeup:
 
 kvm_secondary_got_guest:
 
+	// About to go to guest, clear saved SRR1
+	li	r0, 0
+	std	r0, 32(r1)
+
 	/* Set HSTATE_DSCR(r13) to something sensible */
 	ld	r6, PACA_DSCR_DEFAULT(r13)
 	std	r6, HSTATE_DSCR(r13)
@@ -394,8 +399,8 @@ kvm_no_guest:
 	mfspr	r4, SPRN_LPCR
 	rlwimi	r4, r3, 0, LPCR_PECE0 | LPCR_PECE1
 	mtspr	SPRN_LPCR, r4
-	/* set up r3 for return */
-	mfspr	r3,SPRN_SRR1
+	// Return SRR1 wakeup value, or 0 if we went into the guest
+	ld	r3, 32(r1)
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	ld	r1, 0(r1)	// Switch back to caller stack
 	ld	r0, 16(r1)	// Reload LR