diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
index 28b0332..09988b2 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@
 /*
  * Pre win8 version numbers used in ws2008 and ws 2008 r2 (win7)
  */
+#define WS2008_SRV_MAJOR	1
+#define WS2008_SRV_MINOR	0
+#define WS2008_SRV_VERSION     (WS2008_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WS2008_SRV_MINOR)
+
 #define WIN7_SRV_MAJOR   3
 #define WIN7_SRV_MINOR   0
-#define WIN7_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR     (WIN7_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN7_SRV_MINOR)
+#define WIN7_SRV_VERSION     (WIN7_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN7_SRV_MINOR)
 
 #define WIN8_SRV_MAJOR   4
 #define WIN8_SRV_MINOR   0
-#define WIN8_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR     (WIN8_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN8_SRV_MINOR)
+#define WIN8_SRV_VERSION     (WIN8_SRV_MAJOR << 16 | WIN8_SRV_MINOR)
 
 /*
  * Global state maintained for transaction that is being processed.
@@ -587,6 +591,8 @@
 
 	struct icmsg_hdr *icmsghdrp;
 	struct icmsg_negotiate *negop = NULL;
+	int util_fw_version;
+	int kvp_srv_version;
 
 	if (kvp_transaction.active) {
 		/*
@@ -606,17 +612,26 @@
 
 		if (icmsghdrp->icmsgtype == ICMSGTYPE_NEGOTIATE) {
 			/*
-			 * We start with win8 version and if the host cannot
-			 * support that we use the previous version.
+			 * Based on the host, select appropriate
+			 * framework and service versions we will
+			 * negotiate.
 			 */
-			if (vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
-				 recv_buffer, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-				 WIN8_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR))
-				goto done;
-
+			switch (vmbus_proto_version) {
+			case (VERSION_WS2008):
+				util_fw_version = UTIL_WS2K8_FW_VERSION;
+				kvp_srv_version = WS2008_SRV_VERSION;
+				break;
+			case (VERSION_WIN7):
+				util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
+				kvp_srv_version = WIN7_SRV_VERSION;
+				break;
+			default:
+				util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
+				kvp_srv_version = WIN8_SRV_VERSION;
+			}
 			vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(icmsghdrp, negop,
-				 recv_buffer, UTIL_FW_MAJOR_MINOR,
-				 WIN7_SRV_MAJOR_MINOR);
+				 recv_buffer, util_fw_version,
+				 kvp_srv_version);
 
 		} else {
 			kvp_msg = (struct hv_kvp_msg *)&recv_buffer[
@@ -649,7 +664,6 @@
 			return;
 
 		}
-done:
 
 		icmsghdrp->icflags = ICMSGHDRFLAG_TRANSACTION
 			| ICMSGHDRFLAG_RESPONSE;