diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 664766d0c83c6a8461634c4dfd31679cf74c7b02..ace93603d86100f5d1e04cc39cd4e5fd87d0bebd 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_vcpu_initial_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->arch.guest_fpregs.fpc = 0;
 	asm volatile("lfpc %0" : : "Q" (vcpu->arch.guest_fpregs.fpc));
 	vcpu->arch.sie_block->gbea = 1;
+	atomic_set_mask(CPUSTAT_STOPPED, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags);
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)