diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 36d72e9faddfbaf05220931ae9de0df9328960f9..f8975c620f41c43758bb71c1d85cdb7b75150eff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -1678,7 +1678,14 @@ static int kvmppc_get_one_reg_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.pspb);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_DPDES:
-		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vcore->dpdes);
+		/*
+		 * On POWER9, where we are emulating msgsndp etc.,
+		 * we return 1 bit for each vcpu, which can come from
+		 * either vcore->dpdes or doorbell_request.
+		 * On POWER8, doorbell_request is 0.
+		 */
+		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vcore->dpdes |
+				   vcpu->arch.doorbell_request);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vcore->vtb);