diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index b07f04550969..2273dcacef39 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -1213,6 +1213,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	cmpwi	r12, BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_H_DOORBELL
 	bne	3f
 	lbz	r0, HSTATE_HOST_IPI(r13)
+	cmpwi	r0, 0
 	beq	4f
 	b	guest_exit_cont
 3: