diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 085fb8ecbf68..c402eb0276b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2684,6 +2684,7 @@ static int kvmppc_core_vcpu_create_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	spin_lock_init(&vcpu->arch.vpa_update_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&vcpu->arch.tbacct_lock);
 	vcpu->arch.busy_preempt = TB_NIL;
+	vcpu->arch.shregs.msr = MSR_ME;
 	vcpu->arch.intr_msr = MSR_SF | MSR_ME;
 
 	/*