diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c
index fc64535e4c00..f8176ae3a5a7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ static long int __kvmhv_nested_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	perm |= gpte.may_read ? 0UL : _PAGE_READ;
 	perm |= gpte.may_write ? 0UL : _PAGE_WRITE;
 	perm |= gpte.may_execute ? 0UL : _PAGE_EXEC;
+	/* Only set accessed/dirty (rc) bits if set in host and l1 guest ptes */
+	perm |= (gpte.rc & _PAGE_ACCESSED) ? 0UL : _PAGE_ACCESSED;
+	perm |= ((gpte.rc & _PAGE_DIRTY) && writing) ? 0UL : _PAGE_DIRTY;
 	pte = __pte(pte_val(pte) & ~perm);
 
 	/* What size pte can we insert? */