diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 907963b174e1..466d62b35b6a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -3502,20 +3502,9 @@ static int kvmhv_load_hv_regs_and_go(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 		host_dawrx1 = mfspr(SPRN_DAWRX1);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * P8 and P9 suppress the HDEC exception when LPCR[HDICE] = 0,
-	 * so set HDICE before writing HDEC.
-	 */
-	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, vcpu->kvm->arch.host_lpcr | LPCR_HDICE);
-	isync();
-
 	hdec = time_limit - mftb();
-	if (hdec < 0) {
-		mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, vcpu->kvm->arch.host_lpcr);
-		isync();
+	if (hdec < 0)
 		return BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_HV_DECREMENTER;
-	}
-	mtspr(SPRN_HDEC, hdec);
 
 	if (vc->tb_offset) {
 		u64 new_tb = mftb() + vc->tb_offset;
@@ -3563,6 +3552,12 @@ static int kvmhv_load_hv_regs_and_go(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, lpcr);
 	isync();
 
+	/*
+	 * P9 suppresses the HDEC exception when LPCR[HDICE] = 0,
+	 * so set guest LPCR (with HDICE) before writing HDEC.
+	 */
+	mtspr(SPRN_HDEC, hdec);
+
 	kvmppc_xive_push_vcpu(vcpu);
 
 	mtspr(SPRN_SRR0, vcpu->arch.shregs.srr0);