diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index cd0fda1fff6d3800fbbbf59a19711eba2df0f96c..404df26b7de89f03d495234c81247198dfadbad5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/set_memory.h>
 #include <asm/intel-family.h>
+#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 
 static void __init spectre_v2_select_mitigation(void);
 static void __init ssb_select_mitigation(void);
@@ -664,6 +665,9 @@ static ssize_t cpu_show_common(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr
 		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTI))
 			return sprintf(buf, "Mitigation: PTI\n");
 
+		if (hypervisor_is_type(X86_HYPER_XEN_PV))
+			return sprintf(buf, "Unknown (XEN PV detected, hypervisor mitigation required)\n");
+
 		break;
 
 	case X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1: