diff --git a/target-i386/cpu-qom.h b/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
index e9b3d577b3d8b76314405016119cd92defffe9f5..0808cfc67df5db460ba2e28d83c3b54ecbe1c767 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ typedef struct X86CPU {
     bool hyperv_time;
     bool check_cpuid;
     bool enforce_cpuid;
+    bool expose_kvm;
 
     /* if true the CPUID code directly forward host cache leaves to the guest */
     bool cache_info_passthrough;
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 042a48d70301c6659a7dd456056e3935ff3e08f2..cbf1d979cbf6bb5fd66a717cbb83cd4b26baf91c 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2792,6 +2792,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("hv-time", X86CPU, hyperv_time, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("check", X86CPU, check_cpuid, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("enforce", X86CPU, enforce_cpuid, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("kvm", X86CPU, expose_kvm, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 3931d4c340570f50053942c1aef0b50b978add60..40cd4b84afb1e8981e8d56ea70db8bcc6080efe5 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -528,23 +528,25 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
         has_msr_hv_hypercall = true;
     }
 
-    memcpy(signature, "KVMKVMKVM\0\0\0", 12);
-    c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
-    c->function = KVM_CPUID_SIGNATURE | kvm_base;
-    c->eax = 0;
-    c->ebx = signature[0];
-    c->ecx = signature[1];
-    c->edx = signature[2];
+    if (cpu->expose_kvm) {
+        memcpy(signature, "KVMKVMKVM\0\0\0", 12);
+        c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
+        c->function = KVM_CPUID_SIGNATURE | kvm_base;
+        c->eax = 0;
+        c->ebx = signature[0];
+        c->ecx = signature[1];
+        c->edx = signature[2];
 
-    c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
-    c->function = KVM_CPUID_FEATURES | kvm_base;
-    c->eax = env->features[FEAT_KVM];
+        c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
+        c->function = KVM_CPUID_FEATURES | kvm_base;
+        c->eax = env->features[FEAT_KVM];
 
-    has_msr_async_pf_en = c->eax & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF);
+        has_msr_async_pf_en = c->eax & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF);
 
-    has_msr_pv_eoi_en = c->eax & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_PV_EOI);
+        has_msr_pv_eoi_en = c->eax & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_PV_EOI);
 
-    has_msr_kvm_steal_time = c->eax & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_STEAL_TIME);
+        has_msr_kvm_steal_time = c->eax & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_STEAL_TIME);
+    }
 
     cpu_x86_cpuid(env, 0, 0, &limit, &unused, &unused, &unused);