diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index be83fca2e8fd..e2225e5b8a4c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_mmio(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		r = RESUME_HOST;
 		break;
 	default:
-		BUG();
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		r = RESUME_GUEST;
 	}
 
 	return r;