diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index e094dc90ff1b..165aeb66df23 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2847,7 +2847,7 @@ static noinline void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
 	 */
 	trace_hardirqs_on();
 
-	guest_enter();
+	guest_enter_irqoff();
 
 	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&vc->kvm->srcu);
 
@@ -2855,8 +2855,6 @@ static noinline void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
 
 	srcu_read_unlock(&vc->kvm->srcu, srcu_idx);
 
-	guest_exit();
-
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 	set_irq_happened(trap);
 
@@ -2890,6 +2888,7 @@ static noinline void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
 	kvmppc_set_host_core(pcpu);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
+	guest_exit();
 
 	/* Let secondaries go back to the offline loop */
 	for (i = 0; i < controlled_threads; ++i) {