diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 5c44c4ff5d466b374c80f08dd112d4e1f2451a35..53fe41102c22069dd46fd6ffe56d8a560c329964 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 		msr = mfmsr(); /* TM restore can update msr */
 	}
 
-	switch_pmu_to_guest(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);
+	load_spr_state(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);
 
 	load_fp_state(&vcpu->arch.fp);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
@@ -4230,7 +4230,7 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 #endif
 	mtspr(SPRN_VRSAVE, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
 
-	load_spr_state(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);
+	switch_pmu_to_guest(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);
 
 	if (kvmhv_on_pseries()) {
 		/*
@@ -4330,6 +4330,8 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 			vcpu->arch.slb_max = 0;
 	}
 
+	switch_pmu_to_host(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);
+
 	store_spr_state(vcpu);
 
 	store_fp_state(&vcpu->arch.fp);
@@ -4344,8 +4346,6 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 
 	vcpu_vpa_increment_dispatch(vcpu);
 
-	switch_pmu_to_host(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);
-
 	timer_rearm_host_dec(*tb);
 
 	restore_p9_host_os_sprs(vcpu, &host_os_sprs);