diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index f9b2620fbecd46..5cb8516b209c45 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -2507,8 +2507,10 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r11, dawr_force_enable)
 	lbz	r11, 0(r11)
 	cmpdi	r11, 0
+	bne	3f
 	li	r3, H_HARDWARE
-	beqlr
+	blr
+3:
 	/* Emulate H_SET_DABR/X on P8 for the sake of compat mode guests */
 	rlwimi	r5, r4, 5, DAWRX_DR | DAWRX_DW
 	rlwimi	r5, r4, 2, DAWRX_WT