diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
index aadf2dd6f84e15c919c9020e9271c3e8f7427a35..7238c048e5bbeff35d025a0a228e665a202fd003 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 
 #define BOOK3S_HFLAG_DCBZ32			0x1
 #define BOOK3S_HFLAG_SLB			0x2
+#define BOOK3S_HFLAG_PAIRED_SINGLE		0x4
 
 #define RESUME_FLAG_NV          (1<<0)  /* Reload guest nonvolatile state? */
 #define RESUME_FLAG_HOST        (1<<1)  /* Resume host? */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index 6416f227d34567c8737c39d37c3cfa201c0e1ace..8cb9f5a67464070ed1fd434db188bd2e91817b6c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -639,6 +639,10 @@ static int kvmppc_handle_ext(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int exit_nr,
 	u64 *thread_fpr = (u64*)t->fpr;
 	int i;
 
+	/* When we have paired singles, we emulate in software */
+	if (vcpu->arch.hflags & BOOK3S_HFLAG_PAIRED_SINGLE)
+		return RESUME_GUEST;
+
 	if (!(vcpu->arch.msr & msr)) {
 		kvmppc_book3s_queue_irqprio(vcpu, exit_nr);
 		return RESUME_GUEST;