diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 4526befd60c5e31bc540383e5bbb1790fdfbfe2b..529d10a7a36f025ce59ba1abbc73e9b7ce20e508 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -856,7 +856,9 @@ static int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	int i, j;
 
-	kvmppc_set_pvr_hv(vcpu, sregs->pvr);
+	/* Only accept the same PVR as the host's, since we can't spoof it */
+	if (sregs->pvr != vcpu->arch.pvr)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	j = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < vcpu->arch.slb_nr; i++) {