diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_booke.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_booke.h
index 630134d17f5d064b4305fe2678cb8509e2bd8244..3286f0d6a86c1d7f614989dc676d6ab47735e6d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_booke.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #define EHPRIV_OC_SHIFT			11
 /* "ehpriv 1" : ehpriv with OC = 1 is used for debug emulation */
 #define EHPRIV_OC_DEBUG			1
-#define KVMPPC_INST_EHPRIV_DEBUG	(KVMPPC_INST_EHPRIV | \
-					 (EHPRIV_OC_DEBUG << EHPRIV_OC_SHIFT))
 
 static inline void kvmppc_set_gpr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int num, ulong val)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 97ec5b7fce9c0087b03239c7575d0cda5f65d02a..ed5b0dd58726086dffaeae619e3b0142ce533e03 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -994,6 +994,11 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_HV_PRIV:
 		emulated = kvmppc_get_last_inst(vcpu, false, &last_inst);
 		break;
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PROGRAM:
+		/* SW breakpoints arrive as illegal instructions on HV */
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP)
+			emulated = kvmppc_get_last_inst(vcpu, false, &last_inst);
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1071,6 +1076,18 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		break;
 
 	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PROGRAM:
+		if ((vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP) &&
+			(last_inst == KVMPPC_INST_SW_BREAKPOINT)) {
+			/*
+			 * We are here because of an SW breakpoint instr,
+			 * so lets return to host to handle.
+			 */
+			r = kvmppc_handle_debug(run, vcpu);
+			run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_DEBUG;
+			kvmppc_account_exit(vcpu, DEBUG_EXITS);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		if (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & (MSR_PR | MSR_GS)) {
 			/*
 			 * Program traps generated by user-level software must
@@ -1647,7 +1664,7 @@ int kvmppc_get_one_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.tsr);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_DEBUG_INST:
-		*val = get_reg_val(id, KVMPPC_INST_EHPRIV_DEBUG);
+		*val = get_reg_val(id, KVMPPC_INST_SW_BREAKPOINT);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_VRSAVE:
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
index c8e4da55cb430ce7d5ac0e7383100c1f8b8dac21..81bd8a07aa51f0c393cab9081e77bd316b1f6536 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_EXTERNAL, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ALIGNMENT, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1,(NEED_DEAR | NEED_ESR)
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PROGRAM, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
-	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1,NEED_ESR
+	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, (NEED_ESR | NEED_EMU)
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_FP_UNAVAIL, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_AP_UNAVAIL, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_INST_STORAGE, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, NEED_ESR
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_EXTERNAL, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ALIGNMENT, \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, (NEED_DEAR | NEED_ESR)
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PROGRAM, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, NEED_ESR
+kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PROGRAM, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, (NEED_ESR | NEED_EMU)
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_FP_UNAVAIL, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SYSCALL, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_AP_UNAVAIL, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0