diff --git a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
index 080012a6f0254..157e4a6a83f6d 100644
--- a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
+++ b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 			   ARM_SMCCC_SMC_32,				\
 			   0, 0x7fff)
 
+#define SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_RET_UNAFFECTED	1
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c b/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c
index 87927f7e1ee70..48fde38d64c37 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ int kvm_hvc_call_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				val = SMCCC_RET_SUCCESS;
 				break;
 			case KVM_BP_HARDEN_NOT_REQUIRED:
-				val = SMCCC_RET_NOT_REQUIRED;
+				val = SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_RET_UNAFFECTED;
 				break;
 			}
 			break;