diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
index 0b10503c8a4aac4dfce46c7bf50c4fa017aa0db3..3292d76101d2eefa6808b0bf72dd81c3fed1eba5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_esid_to_vsid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, ulong esid,
 		*vsid = VSID_REAL_DR | gvsid;
 		break;
 	case MSR_DR|MSR_IR:
-		if (!sr->valid)
-			return -1;
-
-		*vsid = sr->vsid;
+		if (sr->valid)
+			*vsid = sr->vsid;
+		else
+			*vsid = VSID_BAT | gvsid;
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();