diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c b/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c
index 00a79442a428..331e620dcfdf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/intercept.c
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ static int handle_prog(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	vcpu->stat.exit_program_interruption++;
 
+	/*
+	 * Intercept 8 indicates a loop of specification exceptions
+	 * for protected guests.
+	 */
+	if (kvm_s390_pv_cpu_is_protected(vcpu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (guestdbg_enabled(vcpu) && per_event(vcpu)) {
 		rc = kvm_s390_handle_per_event(vcpu);
 		if (rc)