diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index ec3d2e7..9e6aa8b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -298,12 +298,25 @@
 
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOKE
+	/*
+	 * vrsave (formerly usprg0) isn't used by Linux, but may
+	 * be used by the guest.
+	 *
+	 * On non-booke this is associated with Altivec and
+	 * is handled by code in book3s.c.
+	 */
+	mtspr(SPRN_VRSAVE, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
+#endif
 	kvmppc_core_vcpu_load(vcpu, cpu);
 }
 
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvmppc_core_vcpu_put(vcpu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOKE
+	vcpu->arch.vrsave = mfspr(SPRN_VRSAVE);
+#endif
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,