diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index b25407533618365a1201f4585b286534ae470f3a..b031f932c0cc3dcc0c452c88f8ba2c3c88cf641d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ kvm_no_guest:
 	li	r0, KVM_HWTHREAD_IN_NAP
 	stb	r0, HSTATE_HWTHREAD_STATE(r13)
 kvm_do_nap:
+	/* Clear the runlatch bit before napping */
+	mfspr	r2, SPRN_CTRLF
+	clrrdi	r2, r2, 1
+	mtspr	SPRN_CTRLT, r2
+
 	li	r3, LPCR_PECE0
 	mfspr	r4, SPRN_LPCR
 	rlwimi	r4, r3, 0, LPCR_PECE0 | LPCR_PECE1
@@ -2005,8 +2010,13 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)
 
 	/*
 	 * Take a nap until a decrementer or external or doobell interrupt
-	 * occurs, with PECE1, PECE0 and PECEDP set in LPCR
+	 * occurs, with PECE1, PECE0 and PECEDP set in LPCR. Also clear the
+	 * runlatch bit before napping.
 	 */
+	mfspr	r2, SPRN_CTRLF
+	clrrdi	r2, r2, 1
+	mtspr	SPRN_CTRLT, r2
+
 	li	r0,1
 	stb	r0,HSTATE_HWTHREAD_REQ(r13)
 	mfspr	r5,SPRN_LPCR