diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index b23cd54603f43900739bef1942ff810546a257d6..dec3f50a494f7373fb175068ab933862f8467409 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	vcpu->arch.ctr = regs->ctr;
 	vcpu->arch.lr = regs->lr;
 	vcpu->arch.xer = regs->xer;
-	vcpu->arch.msr = regs->msr;
+	kvmppc_set_msr(vcpu, regs->msr);
 	vcpu->arch.srr0 = regs->srr0;
 	vcpu->arch.srr1 = regs->srr1;
 	vcpu->arch.sprg0 = regs->sprg0;